A congregation of German settlers worshipped in a log cabin about 200 feet north on property homesteaded by James Inglehart in 1846. In 1867 the congregation decided to build a church. James Inglehart offered this site as a gift, but the congregation insisted on a legal land purchase. They offered Inglehart $25, but he would only accept $10, and the land deed was dated April 6, 1867. Inglehart hauled lumber and stone for the church without charge and offered free room and board in his home about 300 feet to the south for the carpenters. The church was completed in 1867 and named St. Paul's, but it has been commonly known as Inglehart Church ever since.