The Presbyterian congregation was organized in the Springbrook area in 1810, constructing their first church, a log building, at nearby Yankee Hill at about this time. The meeting house style Geddie Memorial Church replaced that building in 1836. Originally known as Anderson's Church, after the donor of the land on which the church stands, it was later renamed in honour of
Reverend John Geddie (1815-1872). Scottish born and Nova Scotia raised, Geddie was ordained and inducted into the pastoral charge of Cavendish and New London at Geddie Memorial Church in March of 1838.
Reverend Geddie pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands, now known as Vanuatu, and became known as "
the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas". He managed to convert essentially the entire population before dying on the islands on December 14, 1872. Reverend Geddie had been the first missionary sent out by the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Also on the grounds of the church are the Geddie Memorial Cemetery, the freestanding bell tower, a World War I Memorial cenotaph, a World War II Memorial and a memorial to Reverend John Geddie.
The cemetery was begun at about the same time as the construction of the church and contains many very old headstones. Still in use by the community, it accepts burials to this day. There are likely, by now, over 500 interments in the cemetery. Given its age, there are undoubtedly a number of unmarked graves within.