 The building was originally built as a chapel at the Enoggera army barracks during World War I by the Soldiers' Church of England Help Society.Many of the furnishings and ornaments in the Enoggera barracks church were donated in memory of soldiers who had died, including the altar and its furnishings which were donated in the member of Earl Kitchener.Due to the failure of the soldier settlement, the church fell into disuse.