Ira Condit, a 1784 graduate of Princeton University was installed as the congregation's first pastor.

This first edifice was razed for a larger, second building at the site, erected 1828-1829.

The third and present edifice was built in 1869–1872 of native blue limestone and described as being "plain but beautiful...in its simple style of architecture.

[2] The church was damaged in an 1893 fire, and restored with funds from parishioners, including Newton industrialist Henry W. Merriam (1828–1900).

At this time, Merriam donated several stained glass windows, including one over the altar depicting Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane.