The land had been purchased in 1881 and was held in trust by three senior members of the congregation on behalf of the Presbyterian Church in Bundaberg.

[1] The ability of the Presbyterian congregation of Bundaberg to quickly raise such large sums highlights the relative prosperity of the district's sugar industry during the 1920s, which was sustained into the 1930s.

Powell described St Andrew's as being designed in "broad free gothic style that was reminiscent of the Fourteenth Century", moderated to allow for the sub-tropical climate.

All the windows in the bays could be opened and the eaves were carried clear of the main supports to ensure adequate circulation of air.

[1] The design was well received by the community and local headlines on the day on which the church was dedicated read "Latest Addition to Bundaberg Architecture".

The local press also emphasised that Powell had spent some of his childhood in Bundaberg while his father had served as the town's Methodist Minister.

The Queensland Moderator of the Presbyterian Church set the foundation stone during St Andrew's golden jubilee celebrations on 24 October 1931.

The communion table and the pulpit itself were also of elaborate design and included panels that bore carved emblems of the Presbyterian Church.

[1] The carillon tower was dedicated as a memorial to those members of St Andrew's community who died during the First World War.

Such memorials were an important feature of the interwar era as communities came to terms with the loss of significant numbers of young men.

The tower bells were manufactured by John Taylor & Co in Loughborough, England,[4] and were donated by Miss Amy Ethel Maud Peirson in memory of deceased members of her family.

[1] Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the body of the church is cruciform in shape and is positioned north–south such that the sanctuary faces north.

Each face of the tower has decorative arched openings and is crowned with the cross of St Andrew on the middle battlement.

The tower contains a carillon, or set of bells, one of which bears the emblem of the burning bush and a dedication to the memory of members of the Pierson family.

Exposed arched trusses in dark stained pine support the roof structure and dominate the internal ceiling.

These consist of garden beds along the base of the walls, low set shrubs and a number of small trees.

The Christian Education Centre is in very close proximity to northern end of the church; it is not considered to be of cultural heritage significance.

St Andrew's Church demonstrates the pattern of Queensland history as the scale and quality of the community-funded building highlights the relative prosperity of the Bundaberg district during the Great Depression of the early 1930s.

[1] It further demonstrates the pattern of Queensland history, as the carillon tower of the Church is an example of a community-based memorial for those who died in military service during the First World War.