After its first baptismal service in nearby First Creek, the church had 46 members, including 20 African-Americans.

[2] The third (and present) building was completed in 1923 at the Main Street location, three years after Dr. Frederick Fernando Brown became pastor.

[3] This architecturally-significant structure, noteworthy for its Neoclassical design and octagonal sanctuary, was designed by Dougherty & Gardner of Nashville, Tennessee, and is modeled on St Martin-in-the-Fields of London.

The exterior of the church sanctuary is sheathed in marble, although the adjoining education space is brick.

[2] The congregation is moderate,[4] and is member of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship,[5] a mainline denomination in the South.