It is a large stone structure, built of granite and slate, on an Akron Plan design, with Richardsonian Romanesque style.

The facade facing Main Street presents a rounded apse on the left, and a square tower on the right, with corner turrets and a pyramidal roof.

[2] The first Methodist congregation in New Britain was organized in 1816, but did not acquire a permanent home until 1828, apparently due to local hostility.

The present church was completed in 1891, and was a major work late in the career of the notable architect Amos P. Cutting.

Membership peaked in the early 1950s, suffering thereafter due in part to the city's urban renewal efforts, which destroyed surrounding residential areas.