Designed by Charles Tiffin and William Montgomery Davenport Davidson, the church was officially opened on 16 August 1857.

[3] While Clarke travelled in England and Palestine, Stafford Bird, a politician who later became Premier of Tasmania, served as minister from 1874 to 1877.

[6] The church is designed in the Victorian Gothic Revival style by Charles Tiffin and William Montgomery Davenport Davidson.

Its most notable feature is the 29-metre (94 ft), which makes it a recognisable landmark to the Davey St streetscape.

The building played a significant role in the foundation of Colony 47, a Hobart-based organisation supporting disadvantaged individuals.