The church's Web site tells the story of how, in 1831, Lucy Occom Tantaquidgeon and her daughter and granddaughter gave a piece of land to the Mohegan Tribe to build a community church.
The women believed that if the Mohegan were to survive in an increasingly white world, the tribe would have to "demonstrate themselves a 'Christianized' people."
Today, the church - charming, renovated, serene - serves the tribe and all who live in the area. "We come together to glorify God through worship, engage our faith actively and share with others our Christian beliefs."