The church sat vacant for many years, but near the end of the 20th century was refurbished and used for summer services.

[2] The structure is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic church in the Marquette Diocese.

[2] The construction was supervised by the diocese's first ordained priest, the Reverend Henry L. Thiele, and the church is dedicated to Bishop Frederic Baraga.

[2] Holy Redeemer Church is a single-story Carpenter Gothic style structure with end gables.

The belfry is square, with Gothic arch openings, an octagonal steeple and an iron cross at the top.