The first church building, a
log cabin, was built along the old stagecoach road that went from Vicksburg
to Shreveport. It was replaced by a new church building in 1890.
The church and a school were built on the community road about a mile south
of the old church.
After a storm destroyed the
church in the 1930s, services were held at the Oak Grove School.
Its students had recently been transferred to the Gibsland High School,
and the school and an acre of land were given to the church by the Dalton
family. The church bought two acres of land for $35 on June 12, 1936.
On October 28, 1945, the former
schoolhouse was dedicated as the Oak Grove Methodist Church. The
addition of a sanctuary to the front of the church the following year.
The old church was torn down
in 1973 and a new church built. The new church was dedicated on September
8, 1974. A fellowship room (with a kitchen and bathroom) was added
to the west side of the church in 1983 and dedicated the following December.
After obtaining a license for
a cemetery on April 22, 1997, the land was cleared in a few months.
A one-acre cemetery now lies on the west side of the church.
The fellowship room and kitchen were enlarged in
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