[1] It replaced an older church built on the same site, which was demolished because it had fallen into poor condition.

[3][4]: 121  The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 2005 for its architectural significance.

[6] Stafford Reformed Presbyterian Church was organized on January 19, 1911,[4]: 121  largely under the leadership of R. A. Boyd.

[7] In 1911, the latter denomination included just 105 congregations throughout the United States;[4]: 150–158  therefore, the sudden beginning of a new church in rural Kansas, its subsequent rapid growth, and the erection of its new building attracted significant interest across the denomination.

[8] Conversely, the congregation rarely attracted much attention in official documents after the mid-1910s,[9] being noted only for its struggles in the Dust Bowl in 1935 and for the death of one of its members in World War II.