Oak Grove Methodist Church
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(Front) Bishop Francis Asbury first arrived in Georgetown in Feb. 1785 and would return in 1786, at which time he established a slave mission at Boone Plantation on the Sampit River. Asbury would return many times over the years and his efforts would help lead tot he establishment of Sampit Methodist Church in 1839.
Oak Grove Methodist, which descended from Sampit, would follow in 1890. (Reverse) C.C. Mercer donated the land on which Oak Grove Methodist Church was built. The first church was lost to fire in 1932, though the pulpit survived and remains in use. Services were held in Oak Grove School while a new building was constructed.
The present sanctuary began as a simple frame structure, but grew over time. The stained glass windows were added in 1977, the steeple and bell in 1988. Sponsored by Oak Grove Methodist Church, 2016
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