It was designed by Professor Lars Sonck and is one of the most popular wedding churches in Turku, being able to seat 1,800 people.

Even before the construction work started, Sonck wanted to make considerable changes to his winning design, but the church council did not agree to the proposed changes and in the end only minor detail changes were made to the facade.

Max Frelander the architect, who worked as an assistant to Sonck, has contributed to the interior design.

The original window paintings, which were destroyed during the Winter War, were by the artist Willy Baer.

The principal subjects of these works of art that were made in the Paris glass painting studio of Jean and Pierre Gaudin, are "the Good Shepherd" and "Faith, Hope, and Charity".

However, the original decorative pictures were restored in connection with the general repair work on the church that was carried out in 1964–65.

The ceiling and the interior wall surfaces were carefully cleaned of the grime of decades.

In connection with this renovation work, a basic restoration of the 48 stop mechanical organ made in Kangasala in 1965 was also done.

The church bells have rung out from the main spire since 1931, and they were a gift from Edla and Hjalmar Aarnio.

Reino Lehto made a gift to the church of the model ship hanging from the gallery.