In 1741, a Roman Catholic chapel was established at this location in a bark longhouse.

The first structure was replaced by a more substantial version, dedicated by Father Frederic Baraga, in 1833.

[2] The church has undergone a substantial restoration and is open to the public for Sunday mass in July and August, and for weddings and funerals.

[3] It is one of the four churches making up the Catholic community of L'Arbre Croche.

[5] Adjacent to the church is the Middle Village Cemetery, which contains rows of white crosses marking gravesites.