The church has survived various cyclones, the 1944 Japanese attack on Broome, and the low points of Broome's boom-and-bust cycle. Repairs were made several times since the 1970s. French doors were replaced with hopper windows in 1973; the walls, roof and ceiling were repaired in 1976; likewise the belfry in 1985; and further work on the ceiling and floors in 1990. The latest repairs in 2019 involved replacing termite-damaged exterior panels, relocating the bell tower, and heritage restorations, including painting the building its original white colour, from which it derived the colloquial name The Little White Church.