Genesee Country settlers came from communities where churches had been an integral part of life. Doubtless, many pioneers had brought their Bibles, observed the Sabbath, found time for private prayer and felt the impulse to worship with others. Contact with itinerant ministers — missionaries from several denominations — nurtured religious enthusiasm on the frontier, and increased the shared desire of many settlers to institute regularly held church services. Congregations were formed and meetings were held in private homes.

The first meeting house in the Genesee Country, according to reminiscences of James Sperry, an Ontario County settler, was erected in Bloomfield. "Two missionaries from the east labored occasionally and sometimes continually in Bloomfield from 1797 to 1800. An extensive revival in that and adjoining towns continued under their labors for several years, and in 1801 they raised a large meeting house."

In 1844, Micah Brooks and his wife, Elizabeth, deeded to the trustees of the Methodist Society of Brooks Grove three-quarters of an acre of ground on which to build a church. The Society's church rose that year, its strong Greek Revival lines topped off with a three-stage bell tower. In the recessed entrance, a heavy entablature is supported by two Doric columns.

Inside, two enclosed stairways lead to the choir loft. The ceiling has a deep plaster frieze and cove cornice, and features a large plaster rosette, from which hangs a three-tiered tin chandelier. The clean lines and soft colors of the sanctuary provide an atmosphere of quiet dignity. The old wooden-handled template for the plaster cove, discovered tucked away in the attic area, was used in the cove's restoration.

M. W. Brooks, great-grandson of Micah Brooks gave Brooks Grove Church to the Museum. This church may be rented May through October for those looking for a unique place to exchange their wedding vows. The church accommodates 150 people.