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Oak Grove United
Methodist Church
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City
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Natchitoches
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Address
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591 Hwy
504
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2003 Membership
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111
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Date Founded
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1878
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After holding services in private
homes and under brush arbors for a time, the first church at Oak Grove
was completed in August 1878. It stood near a grove of oak trees
at the southwest corner of the present fence around the cemetery.
The name Oak Grove Church was painted on the log structure with soot and
kerosene.
A second church was built in
the early 1900s. Much of the labor was provided by church members.
This church was located right in front of the present church near the cemetery
gate, facing west. Lumber was brought over by ox and mule teams from
the saw mill between Provecal and Lime Kiln.
The present church was constructed
by 1930. It began as a two-story building with the sanctuary on the
first floor and classrooms on the second. When it was renovated in
1959, the second story was removed and the church was bricked. The
fellowship hall was constructed in 1971. |
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How to Get There:
Take
exit 138 from I-49 and head east towards town on Hwy 6. After only
0.2 miles from the interstate, take a left on Hwy 504. Go 2.95 miles
down that road and you’ll see the church on the left. |
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