Oakland United Methodist Church
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krsmith2
N 34° 39.473 W 086° 57.014
16S E 504560 N 3835105
From a brush arbor in 1878, a one room building served as worshiped and a private school until 1952, was rebuilt in 1972 with renovations completed in 1990.
Waymark Code: WME99Z
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2012
Views: 7
Generations of African~American families have worshiped here, beginning with services held under a brush arbor prior to the Civil War. In August of 1879, the land for the Oakland Methodist church was deeded to parishioners. In a wooden one-room building, they worshiped and operated their own private school, serving the surrounding communities and producing a number of ministers and educators. The Limestone County Board of Education took charge of the school in 1929 until it closed at the end of the 1952 school year. After the original structure was destroyed by a tornado, the Oakland Methodist Episcopal church - which became the Oakland United Methodist Church in 1972~was rebuilt. Renovations to the structure were completed in 1990.
Marker Name: Oakland United Methodist Church
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker is near Tanner, Alabama 35671, in Limestone County. Marker is at the intersection of Bee Line Highway (U.S. 31) and Thomas L Hammonds Road, on the right when traveling north on Bee Line Highway.
Date Dedicated / Placed: Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Number: Not listed
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