The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Renner Lutheran Sanctuary.

First located in the sod home Norwegian immigrants John and Kirsti Thompson, a church was later built on the prairie roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Baltic, South Dakota.

Additional churches were also constructed in the region to accommodate churchgoers, since frequent flooding along the Big Sioux River made travel difficult.

It was moved a second time in 1939 to Renner, South Dakota, where it stands today.

[2] The church's altar was constructed in 1886, and remains a central fixture in the sanctuary.