The former St Andrew's Memorial Church is a striking, A-frame building erected on Rankin Street to the design of far North Queensland architect, Eddie H Oribin.

In 1925, the ground under the church was excavated and a concrete hall built by Peter Van Leeuwen, made possible from another bequest of £499 from Mary Kate Margach.

In 1953 he became a registered architect and formed a partnership with Barnes in Cairns, where they undertook residential and commercial work and church commissions.

Originally Oribin had intended a full-length laminated cross extending from the apex to the ground within a glazed diamond gridded frame.

The building as reported in the local press at the time was in the form of a traditional tent, constructed of fabricated steel "A" frames with the main church floor being supported on the cross arm of the "A" with the hall below.

The exterior of the building was completely roofed from apex to ground with ribbed aluminium sheeting with three dormer windows on each side for light and ventilation.

[2] The chancel end of the church featured a patterned screen wall with green glass inserts and a softly illuminated gold finished cross surmounting a polished copper flower bowl.

[2] At this period the illuminated cross which had been located on the roof ridge almost 20 metres (66 ft) above the ground, was removed due to maintenance difficulties.

[5] The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is located on a cut and fill platform on a sloping site on the western side of Rankin Street overlooking the Johnstone River.

At the time of its inspection for heritage listing, the former church was as described in the local press at its opening ceremony with the exception of some minor changes to the ground floor and the removal of furniture.

[2] The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial Church is of A-frame design with a rectangular plan form and is located well above street level, accessed by stairs punctuated by large diamond shaped planter boxes.

The western wall houses sash windows to the kitchen and sanctuary and is clad in timber cabin mould chamfer boards.

[2] The steeply pitched roof of the building is clad in ribbed aluminium sheeting with three dormer windows on the north and south sides between the trusses.

[2] The lobby occupies the eastern end of the building where a pair of symmetrical staircases against the side walls lead to the former church above and the mezzanine floor for the choir above that.

[2] The walls of the former church are lined with vertically jointed tongue and groove tulip oak boards laid diagonally, radiating out from the apex with center infill panels at the intersection in a dark stained sheet material.

[2] The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 December 2003 having satisfied the following criteria.

The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial Church at Innisfail has aesthetic significance as an outstanding and distinctive example of the use of local timbers and craftsmanship in a design reflecting the worldwide influence of the work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas on organic architecture.

As a tall, A-frame building located on the crest of a ridge overlooking the Johnstone River, the former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is a landmark in Innisfail.

It also has special association with far north Queensland architect Eddie H. Oribin as an outstanding and intact example of his innovative and highly inventive work.

It also has special association with far north Queensland architect Eddie H. Oribin as an outstanding and intact example of his innovative and highly inventive work.