[1] Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd worshipped for many years at this church, being within his electorate of the Division of Griffith.

David McConnel built Bulimba House there, keeping cattle to acclimatize them before moving them to his pastoral property, Cressbrook, and growing maize and oats to feed them.

[1] Initially the Anglican residents of Bulimba were members of St Andrews parish at South Brisbane and in October 1868 Christ Church Anglican at Tingalpa was dedicated after a committee of local residents, chaired by Charles Coxen, raised funds to erect a church to serve the Bulimba and Tingalpa areas.

He undertook important works for the Church in England before moving to Queensland for personal reasons and to supervise the proposed new Anglican cathedral to Pearson's design.

Although work on the cathedral did not commence until after 1900, Dr William Webber, the Bishop of Brisbane, needed an architect to take charge of an ambitious building programme.

It was intended to provide a series of "substantial and permanent churches in Queensland" to serve an expanding population.

[3] T Whitty constructed it at a cost of £700 and the first service was held there on 29 September 1888 on St Michael and All Angels Day, at which Archdeacon of Brisbane, Nathaniel Dawes, blessed the building.

[1][5] In 1893 the Bulimba Mission became part of Tingalpa parish and between 1900 and 1915 was under the direction of St John's Cathedral in the Brisbane CBD.

[1] In the early 1950s, the timber screen was relocated from the chancel to the nave of the church and work was carried out on the organ, which was moved from the north to the south side of the building and converted to electricity.

It is set on low brick piers and has a nave with side aisles open to the main body of the church.

[1] St John the Baptist Anglican Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 July 2003 having satisfied the following criteria.

St John the Baptist Anglican Church has served Bulimba and the surrounding area since 1888 and continues to play an important role in the life of the community as the venue for shared religious and social experiences.

[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.