It is located on Waterkant in the historic centre of Paramaribo, Suriname.

The Lutheran congregation of Paramaribo had been sharing the Centrumkerk with the Dutch Reformed Church of Suriname.

[3] In 1940, little houses were built near the church for elderly single women.

[3] In 1975, the church was officially named Maarten Luther Kerk.

Steijnis was the pastor of the church who publicly criticised governor de Savornin Lohman.