The congregation was organized in 1834 by Caleb Ives, a pioneer missionary, and was admitted to parish status in 1838. The first rector was the Rev. John Avery. The wooden
Gothic Revival structure was built in 1859 on a
Southern plantation to the designs of
Richard Upjohn. After the
American Civil War of 1861–1865, the Methodist planter had lost most of his assets. Others suggest he had sold alcohol to the
Union Army and moved to flee veterans of the
Confederate States Army. As of 2017, the church still has several congregants. ==Heritage significance==