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OAK ISLAND UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
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where our vision is to be the vessels through which God brings souls
to Him.
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The Oak Island Church was organized in the year 1867 or 1868. The first church was built about two miles north of the present building. It was located in a clump of oak trees and after a rain was entirely surrounded by water - hence it was given the name Oak Island. The original church was built of pickets set in the ground and was covered with an arbor roof of grass or clap board. The pews consisted of seats that were split from timber with four round posts for legs. The pulpit was of split logs with red calico tacked around it. For a light they used four panes of glass which stood upright with a candle inside. Services were held in the afternoon, with people coming in ox wagons, horseback or on foot for Sunday School and Church services. Many happy hours were enjoyed at "singings" after the regular services. The little congregation had eight original members, among them were Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Evans and their daughter, Agusta, who wrote "Inez", the novel of the Alamo. |
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