One-winged angels, slivers of imported stained glass, thousands of cracked pieces of plaster and sagging walls and tin ceilings greeted visitors to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, located about nine miles north and five and one-half miles west of Schuyler on a county road.

Formerly known as Wilson Church, the Catholic church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Regular services were last held there in 1977. The original church and cemetery were founded in 1883 by Czech and German immigrants with the current building constructed in 1918 to replace the older church.

Except for many natives of the area, most Nebraskans may not have been aware of the church until it appeared in the movie "O Pioneers!" about 10 years ago.
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