It is believed that the Christians of Reisui, who suffered persecution during the Goto Kurai, fled the area and never returned. The community of believers found in Reisui today is said to consist largely of families who settled here after the persecution, coming from nearby districts such as Hirado and Shimogoto.

The present wooden church, completed in 1907, holds special significance as the very first church built by the renowned master carpenter Yosuke Tetsukawa, a native of the nearby village of Maruo go.