St. Michael Church was founded in 1944 by Father Hoban, who bought the 'Old Bloody Bucket Saloon' and renamed it to the Congregation of the Mother of Christ.
In 1945, 75 acres of farmland was purchased for a new church and in 1946 the old farmhouse on the property was renovated to become the first St. Michael church by Brother Bertrand O.P. and Father Hoban.
The current building was built in 1957 with the help of many of the parishioners. The first Mass in the new church was on Easter, April 21, 1957, and Archbishop Alter blessed the building on June 30, 1957.
