This is perhaps the first little church built by the German settlers who emigrated to this territory.
Initially dedicated to Saint Sebastian, it was later rebuilt and dedicated to Saint James, and finally dedicated to Saint Christopher.
Like those in Arsiero, Forni, and Posina, it was a country chapel of the church of Velo, whose large parish circumscription began to be divided between the 14th century and the early 15th century. This dependency explains why Tonezza and the other mentioned churches do not appear in the list of the Ratio Decimarum (1297 and 1303).
In 1567 it became a parish church and was finally rebuilt again in 1796. However, in 1867, since the parish had more than a thousand souls, it was decided to demolish it to expand it to achieve the same area with the choir facing west.
The passage of the front and the fierce fighting that devastated the area during the First World War completely destroyed it, therefore it was rebuilt in its current forms between 1919 and 1921 and consecrated in September 1925.
Subsequently, it was embellished with altars, balustrades, statues, and paintings; the local stone holy water font, made by Florindo dei Bruchi, the last of the stonemasons, is particularly valuable. The organ, a true gem, was built in 1852 by the Lorenzi company of Vicenza, for the church of San Marco in Vicenza. Replaced in 1901 by a larger one, it was purchased by the Marquis Roi and donated to the people of Tonezza. Finally, the bell tower was built around 1850.
