Built in the 1860s by the French missionaries in India, the church is a magnificent structure of Gothic Architecture.

[2] It has since then become a famous tourist spot where people flock to see the half submerged church during monsoon.

[2] The Church was built in 1860 by the French missionaries for the wealthy British estate owners.

In 1960 the construction of the Hemavati Dam and Reservoir led to the abandonment of the church.

[3] Trains frequent on a daily basis from Yashwantpur railway station to Hassan, Karnataka, which is the nearest town, approximately 40 km from Shettihalli.