It is part of the East Cluster in the Methodist Church in Cardiff and Caerphilly.

A chapel was originally set up in 1862, being located on Cathays Terrace, near the present site.

The church originally had elaborate, bulbous turrets on its towers, though these are no longer present.

[1] In 2006, the building was re-ordered horizontally, with the sanctuary at the top, a large hall on the upper ground floor and three meeting rooms below this.

Owing to its proximity to Cardiff University, the church (like the nearby Church of St Andrew & St Teilo, Cathays and the Woodville Baptist Church, now the Woodville Christian Centre), is often attended by students.