Oak Grove United Methodist Church - Decatur, TX - Methodist Churches on Waymarking.com

The church has an excellent history on their website, (visit link) while a Texas Historical Marker at the entrance gives a capsule overview:

This congregation was organized in 1878 with fourteen charter members by the Rev. Jim Smith and the Rev. E.C. Fullingim. In 1880 the church became part of the Decatur Circuit, and the Rev. R.N. Brown served as its first regular pastor. Oak Grove's original sanctuary was constructed ten miles northeast of Decatur but was moved to this site in 1902. The current church building has been in use since 1948. Oak Grove United Methodist, which traditionally held an August revival camp meeting, stands as one of the oldest rural churches in Wise County. (1984)

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Referring to their move in 1902, they left their old cemetery behind. Today, it's on private property, and was the subject of a cleanup in 2008-2009. (visit link) Also, material from the old church was used when they constructed the new building in 1948, so they've been very careful to preserve much of their history.

Active church?: Yes Year Built: 1948 Service times: Sunday, 11 AM Website: [Web Link]

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Date Logged Log   12/19/2013 QuarrellaDeVil visited it