Oak City in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Oak City Christian Church
Built 1921
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Photographed by Dave W, June 24, 2023
1. Oak City Christian Church Marker
The Oak City Christian Church is also known as Oak City Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The church is a single story, frame, weather-boarded, Gothic Revival style building. It features five lancet-arched stained glass windows and a two-story bell tower with a broached hexagonal roof.
Under the guidance and influence of Rev. James M. Perry, the Oak City Christian Church was organized in 1919. This became the youngest of that denomination in the county. Perry was the first minister of the church with preaching every second Sunday afternoon. The 25-member church, with Thomas W. Davenport, clerk, was enrolled in the North Carolina Missionary Society in November of 1919. The in 1921, C.B. Mashburn help a meeting and added 28 members to the roll. Thirty-four more members were added in July, 1922, when Evangelist Ben M. Edwards held a meeting (revival) there.
The church school had a average attendance of 93. In December of 1952, three new church school rooms had been built, equipped. Carpeted and other improvements, costing $2,000. A fund was started for new pews and a new Hammond organ was installed.
The church is still an active part of the Oak City community.
Erected by Martin County Tourism Development Authority.
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Location. 35° 57.637′ N, 77° 18.445′ W. Marker is in Oak City, North Carolina, in Martin County. It is on West Commerce Street west of North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 W Commerce St, Oak City NC 27857, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Martin School (approx. half a mile away); St. Martin's Episcopal Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named St. Martin's Episcopal Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Branch (approx. 6.3 miles away); Frank Armstrong (approx. 7 miles away); Methodist Meeting House (approx. 7 miles away); Hobgood Veterans Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); Spring Green Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Branch (was approx. 6.3
Photographed by Dave W, June 24, 2023
2. Oak City Christian Church Marker
Also see . . .
1. Historic Sites of Martin County Website. This is the website mentioned on the marker.
Martin County is full of historic areas and architecture, from Civil War reenactments to one of the oldest courthouses in North Carolina, youre sure to find engaging and eductional material for that inner history buff!(Submitted on June 28, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
2. National Register Application / Approval.
North Carolina SP Oak City Christian Church(Submitted on June 28, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
Photographed by Dave W, June 24, 2023
3. Oak City Christian Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
