Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Protestant church in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States.
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is a Protestant church building in Garvin County, Oklahoma, featuring a rectangular wooden structure with white exterior walls and a prominent bell tower at its entrance. The structure displays the simple, direct architecture typical of rural church buildings in this region.
The church building was completed in 1919 in a Gable-end style at the junction of Webster and Lane Streets in Tatums, Oklahoma. It was a major part of community life in Tatums and is the oldest surviving building from the town's early history. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The church was a major part of community life in Tatums, a town founded as an all-Black settlement. Its 1919 building is the oldest surviving structure from the town's early history, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The church stands at the southeast corner of Webster and Lane Streets in Tatums, Oklahoma. It is a listed building rather than a staffed site, so there are no set visiting arrangements; ask locally in Tatums before planning a stop. The exterior can be seen from the street at any time.
The church is the oldest surviving building from Tatums' early history, a town founded as an all-Black settlement. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, seventy-six years after its 1919 completion.
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