The congregation was established around 1858, as a missionary effort by Bishop Henry Whipple, and they built their first building around that time.

The current building, built in 1903, was designed by John B. Sutcliffe from Chicago and built by Louis Triplett, a local builder.

Its design blends Gothic and Tudor styles.

[2] The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Its style is more an echo of England and a reflection of early twentieth century eclecticism than a variation on the Upjohn churches characteristic of Episcopal churches constructed in Minnesota during the late nineteenth century—the so-called "Whipple Churches'.