1530 a Hilligenhuisken in Laffeld is mentioned. 1786 construction of a chapel. The ruler, Elector Karl Theodor, provided a certain sum from the taxes on land for their upkeep and also donated a weekly mass in the church. In 1826 the village built a vicarage - later the vicarage - at its own expense. In 1849, the vicarage was raised to an independent parish church and Peter Josef Jansen was introduced as the first pastor of Laffeld on July 26, the previous chapel was enlarged by an extension according to plans by master builder Habes. In 1902, the parish council, headed by Pastor Raphael Gonella, decided to rebuild the parish church at another location at the expense of the parish, based on plans by the Düsseldorf architect Prof. Josef Kleesattel. The property required for this was acquired through a land swap. The construction was carried out in the Romanesque style. The inauguration took place in 1904 and the consecration in 1905. The planned construction of a new rectory was dropped because the community was able to purchase a manor house next to the new church and convert it into a rectory. The old chapel was sold to be demolished. During the First World War, the bells, which were only a few years old, had to be delivered. The same happened with the second bell in 1944. During the Second World War, the church suffered severe damage from shelling, which was repaired by 1956 at the expense of the parish. In 1953 the third bell for the church was purchased, consisting of three steel bells from the Bochum association. In 2004, the largest of these bells was replaced with a new bronze bell funded by donations. The company Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher (Westphalia) received the order for the casting. A bell weighing 1,004 kg with the striking note e' was cast there. However, this cracked after just a few years and had to be recast in 2008 under warranty. The "new" bell now weighed 1,085 kg. The two steel bells weigh 520 and 360 kg and are tuned to the tones g' and a'.