The first document dates from 1306, when the village was mentioned in a Zinsregister [de] (register of interest) of the Pegau Abbey.

From 1675, Störmthal was ruled by Statz Friedrich von Fullen, who had an influential position at the Dresden court.

Approval of the completed instrument was carried out by Johann Sebastian Bach at the request of Von Fullen, the patron of the church.

Bach was satisfied; he composed and directed a cantata for the dedication of church and organ on 2 November 1723, Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194.

[1][2][3] The organ has been praised for the "brilliantly proportioned plan of the façade", the functionality of its suspended action and wind system, and its "variety and quality of tone", namely an "endearing sweetness which diverges from the characteristically bold voice of Silbermann’s work".