Established in 1748 at nearby Tuckahoe Bridge in Queen Anne's County, the congregation built a church here in 1768, but it fell into decline as the influence of Methodism grew on the Eastern Shore. Under the guidance of Rev. Robert William Goldsborough, the present Gothic revival structure was begun in 1853, patterned after a design by Richard Upjohn. Despite a destructive windstorm, the church was completed and consecrated in 1858.