In 1847, the Methodists became the first religious group to construct a church in the Keokuk County town of Richland. A new brick building was constructed at a cost of $1,500 in 1880, before being replaced by a wooden frame building on the same site in 1898. A fire engulfed the building in October 27, 1925, causing services to temporarily be held in the town’s Opera House.

The cornerstone of the current building was laid on June 3, 1926; it was dedicated on October 3.