The neo-Romanesque style St. Pankratius Church was designed by the Paderborn diocesan master builder Arnold Güldenpfennig.

When it was consecrated in 1890, its location in Kattenstroth was still outside the city limits of Gütersloh. Until the construction of today's St. Pankratius Church, the Apostelkirche on Alter Kirchplatz had been used as a simultaneous church for the Protestant and Catholic congregations. This joint use ended in 1890 after more than 200 years, at the same time the newly built town church took over the name St. Pankratius and the Apostelkirche was given its current name.
The church has been a listed building since 1984. Particularly worth seeing inside the church are the Romanesque crucifix and the statue of St. Pancratius.