Cleveland, TX, United States
Oak Shade Baptist Church. The formation of this fellowship developed from an 1857 meeting in a log schoolhouse (0.5 miles south). Conducted by two missionaries of the Union Baptist Association, David Fisher and B. L. Wright, it showed a need for the establishment of a church in the area. Following a
canvas of the surrounding community, the Oak Shade congregation was organized on July 4, 1857. The Rev. Austin Ellis (b. 1791), a native of Virginia, served as the first pastor. Prior to 1860 the chu
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