Meilahti Church in Helsinki was completed and dedicated in 1954. Work on plans for the church began back in 1938, when the committee set up for the project drafted proposals for parish premises for both the Finnish-speaking and Swedish-speaking congregations in the parish. In 1942, the city donated a plot of land for the church. The design contest was won by architect Markus Tavio.

The completion of Meilahti Church was a significant event in the history of Helsinki Parishes, since this was the first time that church halls and other facilities for the two groups of language speakers were located under the same roof. The church for Finnish speakers was called Meilahti Church and the church for Swedish speakers was called Tomas kyrka (Thomas Church). Since the beginning of 2014, Tomas kyrka has been handed over to Meilahti parish and began to be called by its Finnish name Tuomaankirkko.

The façade of Tuomaankirkko features a relief of the Good Samaritan by the sculptor Armas Tirronen.

There is a metal cross on the altar wall of Meilahti Church. The church hall light fixtures, which resemble the crown of thorns, the altar candle candelabra and the font were designed by designer, Paavo Tynell. The light fixtures are considered to be the best of the production of Taito Oy in the 1950s. The communion set is by Academician, Bertel Gardberg. The original church textiles were designed by textile artist Dora Jung. In connection with the 50th anniversary, the church received new church textiles, designed by textile artist, Katri Haahti. In 2006, cantor, Nina Tilli, wove the Kuusilinnut (Spruce birds) wedding rug designed by Lina Palmgren in the early 1900s. As far as we know, a font designed by architect Rafael Blomstedt, originally located in the wooden Pasila church in the 1920s, is kept in the church.

The Meilahti church organ from the Danish Marcussen & Søn organ factory from 1959 has 40 stops. In the 1960s and 1970s they made Meilahti the most popular church for concerts in Helsinki.

The bell tower was designed by Markus Tavio. The bell tower houses a bell originally intended for the Vyborg Cathedral. There was not time to install the bell before handing over Carelia, so the bell with the inscription Pro Viburgo was evacuated to Finland and after certain turns of events was donated to the Meilahti church.

The church building was renovated in 1997.

Celebrations at the church

Members of the church can organise a baptism, a wedding or a funeral free of charge in the church.

The church seats 760 persons. There are also 130 seats at tables in the parish hall and 20 in the church lobby. The kitchen with its tableware is available for party organisers.