Residents of the area met at the local high school, February 24, 1913, and voted to establish the First Presbyterian Church of Eckert.

After fundraising and the donation of plot of land, the congregation engaged architect Lawrence B. Valk of Los Angeles and construction began in 1915.

[2] Work slowed in 1918 and 1919 due to shortages of labor and supplies caused by World War I and a flu epidemic that gripped the area, but the lower level was completed in June 1919.

Three large stained glass windows with arched tops dominate the east wall of the sanctuary which features a post and beam ceiling.

When constructed, the main level contained a movable partition allowing the space to accommodate worship services and Sunday school.