These German immigrants who made up the two congregations had arrived in this country seeking religious freedom and economic relief.

[2] This Reformed/Lutheran, union-church arrangement continued until 1904 when the Reformed congregation decided to relocate a few miles away to the Startown Community to be closer to the homes of its members.

In Startown the Reformed congregation constructed a Victorian / Late Gothic Revival-style, one room church building.

The two-church arrangement continued with Bethel Church until 1978 when the St. Paul's congregation began supporting a full-time pastor on its own.

The St. Paul's Reformed Church at Startown was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.