Methodist Church

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Methodist Church

The Methodist Church was constructed in 1912 due to the fact that the services were previously being held at the Pallis School House. The school was getting too small because more families were calling Oak Creek home. The church was called “the little white church on the hill” and was dedicated with 300 people attending.

New Methodist Church in 1959. [Click here to view full size picture]

The present Methodist Church was built in 1959. The land was donated by the Ladies’ Aid Organization and included the property that the organization owned. It also included the Oak Creek volleyball court.

Old Methodist Church as part of a residence in 2004. [Click here to view full size picture]

This house, which sits on the foundation of the old white church was originally on Main Street next to Spiros Trading Post. The house was built by Emma Bell in the very early 1900s.

Methodist Church in 2004. [Click here to view full size picture]

Many donations were received to build the bell tower on the new church. It was named the Jubilee Bell since it was finished just prior to the town's 60th jubilee celebration in 1967.

Information gathered with the help of Mike Yurich of the Historical Society of Oak Creek & Phippsburg by Brianna & Mariaha at Soroco High School, May 2004.