We can trace our origins back to 1814 when there is a record of baptisms in the River Taw. The first building was erected on the present site in 1833 and because of the increase in numbers under the ministry of Rev Samuel Newnam in 1858 it was pulled down and the current building erected in 1860 to a design of J. D. Gould the Borough architect who was responsible for the design of many important buildings in Barnstaple during this period. The Church is Grade II listed as is the adjacent hall which was constructed about 10 years later. May House next door, the original Manse, was sold and is now operated by Young Devon as accommodation for single persons to rent.