The construction of the church began in 1906, coinciding with the Valparaíso earthquake, which caused plans to be modified for additional structural reinforcement. The church was built with reinforced concrete, planned by the American engineer Juan Tonkin. Another collaborator was the brother Joaquín Chardin, a specialist in cement work, who contributed in the placing of the pointed archs, characteristic elements of the Gothic architecture. He also made the ornamental door of the sacristy, made from encina wood, and the coat of arms of the congregation that was carved on front entrance.