[2] Initially, Mass in the Rosewood district was celebrated in settlers' homes, and after 1875 in a room at The Rising Sun Hotel.

The locality was a prosperous one, with sugar, timber and dairying supporting the predominantly Irish and German population.

The foundations of the second church were blessed on 13 December 1908 and the building, which could accommodate a congregation of 1,000, was opened for religious services on 13 February 1910 by Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig.

Three stained glass windows by RS Exton & Co of Brisbane, and flanking murals on fibre supports by the important Queensland artist, William Bustard, were added.

An early altar table used to celebrate Mass in settlers' homes has been brought into the church.

[2] Although the church building had been slowly leaning for many years, by 2020 it was deemed unsafe and required $3 million to make it level again.

[2] Roofs are of corrugated iron, with front and porch gables surmounted by a cross and decorated with triangular timber fretwork panels on curved metal brackets.

[2] A timber, cross-framed belfry with a shallow pyramidal corrugated iron roof, and bell in place, stands apart, to the rear of the church.

[2] The church is set back some 50 metres (160 ft) from the street with a triangular grassed forecourt, hedged in part, with tall dense native shrubs.

[2] The floor is of 4-inch (100 mm) boards of crows ash, carpeted in the chancel, along the aisles and path linking side porches.

[2] The church, a large and striking form, set in flat extensive grounds, exhibits a highly ornate and interesting interior.

[2] St Brigids Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place is significant for the rare ecclesiastical mural by important Queensland artist, William Bustard.

It is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a large, substantially intact timber country church built in the early 20th century.

[2] The place is significant for the rare ecclesiastical mural by important Queensland artist, William Bustard.