[1] Construction commenced in 1927 while Sunday services were temporarily held in the Constitutional Club rooms and His Majesty's Theatre.

[3] The intention was to use the hall for services while funds were raised over the following two to three years to enable the construction of the church itself on the Queen Street side of the property.

World War II began, and in September 1941 evening services at the City Congregational Church were shifted to the late afternoon to accommodate the black-out.

[5] In January 1942, the church hall was commandeered by the Australian Government Department of Munitions and Supplies.

[6][7] In October 1942, the congregation found a new home in a former Presbyterian church on Wickham Terrace.