The original Episcopal congregation was founded in 1828 as an offshoot of Trinity Parish in Newark.

An addition completed in 1860–1861, including the steeple, is attributed to architect Richard Upjohn.

It also ran the first high school in West Orange, which graduated a class of nine students in 1893.

[7] The parish prospered until the 1960s, when declining attendance led to mounting financial hardships.

The church currently in the construction phase of being fully restored by architects Zachary Gidich and David Sepulveda.