The glove manufacturer Mr. Richard Southcombe initiated plans for a church in 1865 by establishing a committee and subscription list to raise the necessary funds.

The project was assisted by Samuel Morley, the MP for Nottingham and a large employer in the local area.

£880 of the church's £1,975 cost remained as debt at the time of its opening, but the majority was raised over the course of the day.

All seats and woodwork was cleaned and varnished, the walls repainted and the pulpit replaced by a rostrum.

[7] The church is built of Hamstone, sourced from nearby Ham Hill, with a roof of Welsh slate.