On August 20, 1848, the Reverend James S. Kidder and nine members chartered the First Congregational Church of Wayne. Later that year, a Congregational society was formed. The two organizations worked as one body but remained separate, with the congregation attending to the spiritual needs of its members and the society handling secular matters associated with the church. The society owned the church property and was responsible for its legal and financial interests. The memberships of the church and society were not always the same. In 1849 the society erected a Greek Revival meetinghouse on this site. After fire destroyed it in 1970, the present building was erected in 1973.