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Fisher River people adopted Christianity as early as the 1840s when Methodists set up a mission at Rossville in Norway House, then later at Oxford House. Everyone was baptized by the time they arrived at Fisher River. The first church was built at its present site in the early 1880s. It continues to play a vital role in the community. In addition to regular services, activities include the church choir, Bible classes, Women’s auxiliary, youth groups and community work bees. With federal support, the church also provided education in the early years. The church served as a classroom until a school was built nearby.

A new Pentacostal chapel was built in 1961 on same site as the old log church which was close to the river. Missionaries also acted as doctors, dentists and dispensed medication and care throughout the community even after the Peguis hospital was built at Halfway. Doctors made periodic visits until the road was built but people relied on local knowledge and the church for medical care well into the 1940s. The Methodist religion joined with the Presbyterians and became the United Church of Canada. Other religions in the community include the Pentacostals and Apostolics. The Apostolic religion was introduced in 1905 by Chief John Cochrane and the Pentacostals came a bit later.
Reverend Frederick Stevens arrived in the community in 1907 when he replaced Reverend E.R. Steinhauer. In his honour the church was renamed Stevens Memorial United Church.