The cornerstone for this building was laid in 1882 after the land was donated by the Sumners, who were parishioners in the congregation. The original building for the church was over on St John's Street. This building was completed in 1889 and the architect was Harris M. Stephenson, who was a resident of Jamaica Plain and member of the congregation. Stephenson worked for the architectural firm of Nathaniel Bradlee early in his career. Then he became a partner with Daniel Appleton in the firm of Appleton and Stephenson Architects. Stephenson designed a twin to this Jamaica Plain Church in Keokuk, Iowa.
The church building is built out of Roxbury Puddingstone in a Gothic Revival style. The windows and doors have pointed Gothic arches. There is a squat, square corner tower and a polychromatic slate roof. Inside, like many Episcopal churches constructed at the end of the 19th century there is an array of fine stained glass windows, including works by John LaFarge and Louis Comfort Tiffany.