The congregation was established in 1876 by German immigrants, many of whom settled here in the late 1860s after first living in Freeport, Illinois.

The present frame church was built by members of the congregation in 1892.

It features a bell tower in the northeast corner, a gable roof, and a rock-faced stone foundation.

Both the gablets on the tower and the front gable feature scalloped shingling.

The church and cemetery were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.