A church dedicated to Saint Lambert of Maastricht had existed on the site since at least the 12th century, being rebuilt and enlarged a number of times before being demolished in 1888.

The demolition was part of the destruction of the entire village of Immerath in order to make way for the Garzweiler surface mine.

A church dedicated to Saint Lambert of Maastricht existed on the site in the 12th century, since it is mentioned in the Liber valoris (an ecclesiastical register of the Archdiocese of Cologne).

[1] By the early 19th century, the church had become too small for the needs of the parish, but the expansion was postponed several times due to internal disagreement within the community and other obstacles, while minor works such as the purchase of new altars and an organ were undertaken.

From 1886, three proposals for the new church were presented, but they were discarded by the parish community until the designs of the young architect Erasmus Schüller from Cologne were accepted with slight modifications on 12 January 1887.

The furnishings, parts of which dated back to previous structures, were rather opulent and contrasted with the austere Romanesque style of the building.

The highlights included the sculptural group with the crucifix above the choir and the richly decorated high altar covered in gold.