Excerpted/adapted from 
"St. Eugene Parish Silver Anniversary: The Spirit of St. Eugene 1957-1983" 

The cornerstone for the church was laid by the Most Reverend Roman R. Atkielski, Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, on November 9, 1958. It contained U.S. coins of each denomination, lists of parishioners, parish officers, organization lists, and other pertinent papers. 

On March 28, 1959, at 8 p.m., the Easter Vigil Service was celebrated in the new church. Parishioners were able to celebrate Easter Sunday in their lovely new church. A parishioner recalled, "Everyone was wearing their Easter finery and the church had that smell of newness that greeted you at the door. Even the altar bedecked with Easter lillies couldn't smother the aroma of new wood and highly polished floors." 

On June 7, 1959, the church was dedicated by Archbishop William E. Cousins. 

The focal point of the entrance to the church was the 10-foot statue of Pope St. Eugene I, the patron of our parish. It is carved from California redwood and was a gift to the parish from the 1958 Fun Fair. 

The church was a simple structure built to accommodate 800 people. The soft, delicate, reddish tan of the brick walls was highlighted by the altar and tester, the golden tabernacle, the colors in the windows, the statues of Our Blessed Mother and of St. Joseph, the six-foot Corpus on the cross, hand carved in Italy from linden wood. A honeycomb of fired-clay tile with inserts of creme perle marble covered the back wall of the sanctuary. 

There were 64 pews, hand carved wood Stations of the Cross and a Communion table with undulating brass bars between the table supports. The windows in the new church depicted the Seven Sacraments and tenets of our Faith employing the same symbols used by the early Christians in the catacombs. As with the other appointments of the church, they were of a simple style, practical and economical. Parishioners were told by Father Mackin in a Sunday bulletin, "They will not be 'stained glass' but will probably fit in better with both the building and your pocketbook. Approximate cost is $250 for each of 18 windows. A new type of window, and while in keeping with the structure of the church, it holds a wealth of meaning. A window in a church that is simple though somewhat rugged in its lines." 

The church bells which were cast in Holland were installed in time for the dedication. On each bell is a small relief statue of the saint whose name it bears - the larger one, St. Joseph, the small one, Mary.