It is maintained by the Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland [fi] (LEAF), who has leased the property from its current owner, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

Originally, on the adjacent lot at Malminkatu 12, there was LEAF's prayer room designed by Theodor Höijer, which was completed in 1878.

Alterations were made according to Hilding Ekelund's plans in 1931, when the building got its current functionalist facade, and it was consecrated as a church.

[1][2] During the Winter War bombings in 1939, the church was badly damaged, but it was restored to its former appearance.

The church is especially popular with young people, students and families with children.