After the schoolhouse building that the Hermitage neighborhood used as a church burned in the early 19th century, President and Mrs. Andrew Jackson contributed to the construction of a new brick church for the community. Rachel Jackson was one of the original nine members present during the new church's dedication in 1824.

Badly damaged and occupied during the Civil War, the Hermitage Church flourished once again following the war. The church suffered extensive damage from a fire in 1965, but was restored to its original condition in 1967.

Sources:

Mayme Hart Johnson, A Treasury of Tennessee Churches (Brentwood: J M Productions, Inc., 1986), p. 33-34.

B. Anthony Guzzi, A Brief History of The Hermitage Church, 1997.