Early in 1869, "Father" John Todd of Tabor called on most of the Congregational people in this area. A meeting was held August 8, 1870 in the Baptist Church to plan the organization of a Congregational Church, after which a council convened in October with delegates and ministers from the Council Bluffs District, who advised and assisted in completing the organization.

The first church was erected in 1873 with 24 members uniting January 22, 1874. The present building was dedicated December 19, 1915. The pipe organ was given as a memorial for Mrs. H. C. Houghton, Sr. In 1946 several small rooms were made into the Howard Koenemann Memorial Chapel.

Source: Red Oak Church Histories from "Cavalcade of a Century"; 1853-1953
Presented by Montgomery County Centennial Corporation,
Compiled by Business and Professional Women's Club Red Oak
Contributed by Dixie A. Laire