The original church building was constructed in 1902 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Marie came in 1823, when divinity student Robert McMurtrie Laird was assigned to minister to the troops stationed at Fort Brady.

[3] A second try came in 1831, when Reverend Jeremiah Porter arrived in the area,[3] also ministering to the troops stationed at Fort Brady.

[4] There Porter founded the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, and ministered to that congregation for he rest of his life.

[2] Finally, in 1853,[3] Charles T. Harvey of the St. Mary's Fall Ship Canal Company revived the church and requested a new pastor.

[3] Easterday was considered quite liberal, and the church grew quickly under his leadership, growing to around 200 people.

[3] However, in 1882, Easterday suffered a stroke and retired from active ministry, although he lived and participated in the community until his death in 1927.

[3] Preliminary work on the church building, including obtaining a design from architect Edward Demar,[2] had already been completed.

[3] The First Presbyterian Church was a Romanesque Revival structure built of Jacobsville Sandstone.

A wooden belt course ran across the front facade, and modern brick stairs approached the entryways.

Inside the church, the gallery was shaped like a horseshoe, and the auditorium had a central pulpit with a choir area and organ behind.

[3] Ground was broken on July 22, 2001; the cornerstone was laid September 30, 2002, and the first service was held in the structure August 10, 2003.