[3] The church was built in 1917[4] to serve the needs of the Syrian-Lebanese community[5] who migrated to Milwaukee after the Chicago World's Fair of 1892.

[6] Syrian immigrants began to arrive in Milwaukee in 1895, settling in the neighborhood that surrounds the current church.

In 1911 Reverend Timothy Jock was assigned to the Syrians, holding services in a former dance hall.

[7] It was designed by architect Erhard Brielmaier with St. George Church of Ain-Berdel (also referred to as Ain-Borday and Ain-Bordal),[6] Lebanon in mind.

[4] The resulting building is one story, with a gable roof and tall windows behind the facade that are conventional for a Wisconsin church.