The Congregational Church was organized in the Des Moines County community of Danville on June 29, 1839. First services were held in homes, and then schools, before the first dedicated church structure was dedicated in 1847. A second church was constructed at a cost of $3,000 in 1868, while the present facility was constructed in 1920 at a cost of $35,000. Recent changes to the church building include the removal of the bell tower in 1999 and renovation of the sanctuary in 2000.