The earliest records of the
Slaughter church date back to 1883. The records are located in the
register of the Olive Branch Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The
first property bought by the congregation was a 50' x 140' lot purchased
on November 12, 1890. The church was built that same month of rough
lumber. It was whitewashed and had green shutters. This church
was destroyed by a storm in 1898. A new church was built under the
leadership of Rev. Nathan Roberts. When this church was later struck
by lightning, it had to be repaired. The adjacent lot was purchased
some years later.
The the Olive Branch church
was closed in 1930, the membership transferred to Slaughter. The
Olive Branch church building was dismantled and sent to Zachary in 1931
to be used to build an educational building.
In 1949, the main building was
remodeled and 2 Sunday School rooms were added. In 1954, an educational
building with a pastor's study & library, and a recreation room was
added. The church was paid its first visit by a bishop on March 27,
1954, when the addition was dedicated by Bishop Paul E. Martin (in pouring
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