Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Rectory, church building in Wilburton, Oklahoma, United States
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Rectory is a simplified Gothic Revival church built in 1912 at 102 Center Point Road in Wilburton, Oklahoma. The church measures 48 by 90 feet, has a small steeple, and holds nine stained-glass windows on the north and south sides plus two in the front wall. The adjacent three-story frame rectory has a porch along its north and east sides and retains original woodwork and floors.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Rectory was built in 1912 on land donated by James Degnan and James McConnell, owners of the Eastern Coal and Mining Company. Their employees provided much of the labor after full shifts digging coal. Father Glynn, a missionary from New York recruited as first pastor, also ran a school for grades 1–12 until the late 1920s, staffed by Sisters of Mercy. A 1930s fire and a 1975 tornado damaged the roof and steeple, both repaired.
The church takes its name from the Sacred Heart, a central concept in Catholic devotion and theology. It continues to serve as a gathering place for community events and religious celebrations that shape daily life in Wilburton.
The church sits on one acre of land with well-maintained grounds and simple landscaping, making the property easy to walk around. The location is accessible by car and offers straightforward access to view the main building and the adjacent rectory.
The rectory's third floor housed children orphaned by miners, and Father Glynn, a missionary recruited from New York as first pastor, ran a school for grades 1 to 12 there until the late 1920s, staffed by Sisters of Mercy.
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