In 1769, Jonathan Hager, proprietor of Elizabeth Town (later renamed Hagerstown), deeded lots 131 and 132 to the trustees of the Lutheran congregation for the building of a house of worship.

[1] The cornerstone for a log church was laid in 1769 and the congregation was organized in 1770 under the pastorate of the Reverend Charles Frederick Wildbahn.

In 1969, a lightning bolt struck the bell tower, igniting a fire which destroyed the room and ceiling over the church.

The side walls of the church, including the elevation which fronts South Potomac Street, are accented by shallow pilasters and corbeled brick cornices.

The 1900 chancel extension, located at the south end of the church, displays Romanesque design with paired-Roman arches.