one of the main obstacles in acquiring an appropriate place was the long lasting law, that prohibited the official installation of a non-catholic place of worship, as the catholic church was the official church of the brazil at the time.

once this law was revoked, plans for a new building, that was fitting to accommodate the head of the Presbyterian church, started taking shape. in 1926 reverend mattathias gomes dos santos commissioned the project of a grandiose building to architect ascanio viana.