On November 4, 1888, the earliest Moravian church services were held in the Wisconsin Rapids (then called Grand Rapids) area. The First Moravian Church was formally organized on January 20, 1889, with 86 members. A church and parsonage were erected in 1889 and 1890, respectively. Services were held in German, Norwegian, and Danish.
In 1897 language differences caused the congregation to divide into the German speaking First Church segment, and the Scandinavian Moravian Church branch, which later became Trinity Moravian Church. This latter congregation, which was primarily Norwegian in background and language, continued to use the original church building. As the language barrier ceased to be an important factor, plans were made to reunite the two churches for greater effectiveness. Merger occurred in 1946 under the name of the Wisconsin Rapids Moravian Church. New, larger church buildings were constructed, and were dedicated on July 13, 1958.
