The church's facilities, in addition to housing an active congregation, are used by the private non-religious Oaks School and have been the settings for many movies including Sister Act and Back to the Future.

[3][4] It was designed by H. W. Wood and built in the Mission Revival style for a cost $35,000,[5] but due to its limited seating capacity of 800 it was demolished in the early 1920s and replaced by the Guaranty Building in 1923 which still stands today.

Then the Education and Administrative wing was built, and in 1927 construction began on the iconic gothic styled sanctuary, designed by Thomas P.

[10] The church building was designed by Thomas P. Barber, and based in part on the English Gothic style of Westminster Hall in London.

[15] Scenes from The War of the Worlds,[15] Anger Management, Big Momma's House, Jarhead, and several other movies were filmed on the premises.