It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and religion.

[2] It was nominated as a well-preserved example of a board and batten Gothic Revival parish church.

Knickerbacker occasionally visited Longworth's house to conduct services.

The two decided to establish a church in Wright County, so Longworth donated the land and built the structure.

Construction started in 1871 and finished the following year, at which time Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple dedicated the building.