Early Wadsworth residents John H. and Anna Ottis, with help from Galveston Bishop N. A. Gallagher, the Rev. George Montreuil, and other area Catholics, erected the two-story Sacred Heart Catholic Church/School Building in 1912 at the corner of 1st and Ave. H. Although the school closed after 2 years, Catholic services continued. Road construction led the Rev. M.J. O'Regan and the congregation to reassemble the original sanctuary at this site in 1924. Sacred Heart continues to serve the community as a mission of Bay City's Holy Cross Catholic Church.