Henry Ward Beecher, a financial backer for the town who helped smuggle rifles past pro-slavery forces in crates marked Bibles.

Wabaunsee was staunchly anti-slavery and became part of the Underground Railroad in late 1856 and helped Lawrence after Quantrill's Raid.

The structure is crowned by a gable roof and a wood bell tower.

The church is entered through a vestibule that provides access to the choir loft stairs.

[2][3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.