[1] The church originated out of a desire of the Synod of the Great Lakes (RCA) to initiate a ministry to the campus of Michigan State University, which grew to over 40,000 students by the end of the 1960s.

James Schut, the Synod purchased land on Hagadorn Road, across from the MSU campus, in 1963.

For the first year, evening services were held in the MSU Union, but moved to the basement of the chapel after the ministry purchased a piano that could be left there.

Support and encouragement were provided for the first year and half by a steering committee composed of the Rev.

An adjacent piece of property to the north was purchased in 1981 and an expansion was added on, called Ministries House, with space for offices and meeting rooms.

[4] The main issues that drove the church to disaffiliate from the RCA were the removal of the conscience clause over women's ordination, increasing acceptance of homosexuality, and the adoption of the Belhar Confession.

[10] Following an extensive candidate search, the Reverend Jason Helopoulos was called as Senior Pastor in 2018.