[1] This building was constructed in 1926 as a successor to the earlier St. Joseph's Episcopal Church at 5930 Woodward Avenue.

[2] In 1971, St. Matthew's Episcopal, the second oldest African American congregation in Detroit,[3] merged with St.

[2] A large rose window faces Woodward,[3] sitting above a recessed entrance.

[2] A tall, square bell tower and parish house sit against the north transept.

[2] The architect, James J. Nettleton, was a member of the St. Joseph's congregation and graduate of the architecture program at Cornell University.