It was originally built by John Gall, and finished between 1843 and 1844 by James Kyle with assistance from Walter Lovi.

The Church of the Incarnation was built to supersede a mass house that had been used for worship at nearby Kinakyle, which was badly damaged in floods in 1829 and no longer exists.

[9] In 2013, it was added to the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland, with the roof continuing to shed slates, problems with the guttering and pointing, and minor structural cracks.

The east gable, which faces the road, has similar stonework to the side elevations, tall narrow windows, and a stone cross finial.

[13] The churchyard contains the family vault of George Smith, the founder of the Glenlivet distillery, who died in 1871 at the age of 75.