In the early 1920s parishioners and men of Burslem demolished an old factory and prepared the foundations for the new church in Hall Street, Burslem. The church was designed in the north Italian Lombardic / Romanesque style by the young architect, J.S. Brocklesby.

MP for Burslem, Andrew MacLaren, suggested to the parish priest Fr. Browne, that working people should make the decoration for the church. Renowned artist and superintendent of Stoke-on-Trent art education Gordon Forsyth agreed to teach 50 young parishioners how to make 32 stained glass windows, designed by him. He also designed ceiling panels which were also made by them.

The church now has serious structural problems which demands at least £500,000 to rectify.