At the turn of the last century, families from Marlow traveled many miles to celebrate Mass every six weeks, a trip of about three hours over muddy trails that challenged even horses and buggies. Father Elias Fink, O.S.B., stationed in Chickasha in 1900, was the first priest to celebrate Mass occasionally in Marlow. After Father Urban de Hasque, a native of Belgium, became pastor of Chickasha in 1901, he began celebrating Mass in Marlow once a month on a weekday and then on Sunday every two months, with services held in the home of local banker Tom Wade. On December 1, 1902, Wade donated property at the corner of 4th and Comanche for a church, and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was originally built in 1904. The following year, a strong wind moved the building about 20 feet from its foundation and nearly wrecked it, but it was soon replaced on a somewhat lower foundation, though its floor could not be restored to a true level nor its walls to perfect straightness. Despite these defects, the building continuously served Catholics in the Marlow area until it was moved to its present location. As the congregation grew and construction of a new Catholic sanctuary was to begin on the site in 1997, the chapel was donated to the City of Marlow, and within weeks Marlow and area citizens raised more than $20,000 to save it. Marlow's oldest church was moved to its present location on April 27, 1997, renamed Redbud Chapel by residents, and became a non-denominational community chapel that is one of the cornerstones on which the community honors its heritage and develops its future.