the church was completed in 1847 and had been designed by weightman and hadfield. the land was donated by members of the local dennett family, who also paid towards the cost of the building, which came to £3,000 (equivalent to £ in ). the church was consecrated on 22 september 1847. in may 1856 the original church bell was consecrated by revd alexander goss, bishop of liverpool. this was replaced in 1879 by the present bell, which was blessed by the then bishop of liverpool, revd bernard o'reilly. in 1922 the church was renovated, and the roof was replaced.