[2] The congregation held services in a rented room on the east side of the courthouse square until this church was opened in 1900.

[3] The Shingle style building was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot & Bird.

The lowest level of the exterior is brick, above which are narrow clapboards up to the imposts of the lancet windows, and shingling above that to the eaves.

Although clad in shingles, it suggests the Richardsonian Romanesque style and appears out of scale to the rest of the building.

[3] The tower features pinnacles on its corners and it culminates in a high-peaked roof with a finial on top.