The First Congregational Church was organized in the Public Hall at Vanville, later renamed Bloomer, in Chippewa County on November 20, 1868. In 1870, lots 4 and 5 of block 4 in the Town of Bloomer were donated by Mr. Samuel Gilbert of Gilberstville, New York, as a site for the church, and the 24 x 40 building was constructed by Mr. H.M. Stearns and dedicated on December 7, 1871.