The church traces its origins to the former Lingquan Teahouse (灵泉茶馆).[1] The Southern Baptist Convention bought it in 1917 and reformed it as a church in 1923.[1] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army commandeered it and used it as a cinema and cafe house.[1] The church was restored and redecorated in 1946.[1] The church was closed during the ten-year Cultural Revolution.[1] It was officially reopened to the public in 1981.[1] In January 2008, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Yangzhou government.
Weihong, Luo (1 May 2014). 中国基督教(新教)史 [History of Protestantism in China] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN9787208121324.