The church was organized on Sunday, November 13th, 1860 by 18 pioneer Christians who formed the new congregation. They met for awhile in a small frame schoolhouse until Mr. Thomas Common donated land for the church sanctuary in January, 1861.

A new brick sanctuary was built in 1930 during the Great Depression. This building is now converted to a chapel, library, office, and classrooms. The adjacent center section was built in 1956 with offices and classrooms.

The present sanctuary, with 500 seats, was dedicated in 1967. It has 17 memorial stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ. The church grounds are designated as a Michigan Historical Site.