No record of a Baptist Church in the immediate Oil City area, prior to 1915, has so far been found.
1915-1916
B. F. Threatt, representing Oil City, attended the 1915 Southern Baptist Convention held in Houston, Texas.
Houston Post 16-May-1915, Page 15
He was also listed among pastors.
Annual of the Southern Baptist Convention 12-17-May-1915, Page 394
Benjamin Franklin Threatt (1885-1969) had earlier been pastor of a church in his native state of Mississippi. The 1907 SBC Annual (Page 277) lists Rev. Threatt among its pastors, representing Battlefield, MS. While no community by that name exists today, there are businesses near Collinsville, MS that bear that name (e.g., Battlefield Shooting Club). Pine Forest Baptist Church of Collinsville cites Rev. Threatt as having been their pastor in 1906.
Source: Ancestry.com Contributor
Rev. Threatt was again listed as Oil City pastor in 1916 (SBC Annual, Page 434), but did not attend the annual convention that year.
The local church recognizes Reverend J. H. (sic) Hickson as having served as pastor from 1916-1920 (per 2014 centennial celebration document). However, the Southern Baptist Convention minutes do not list a pastor assigned to Oil City for the years between 1916 (B. F. Threatt) and 1921 (C. H Webb).
Jesse Mercer Hickson (1853-1940) was identified in May 1916 as ministering in nearby Mooringsport and does not appear associated with Oil City until April 1917 when it's reported he had "filled his appointment."
Shreveport Times 08-Apr-1917, Page 8
This term was also used in a social columns appearing 10-Jun-1918; and he is similarly described when he performed a service in Keatchie, Louisiana in September of that year. Given (1) his age at the time (mid-60s, i.e., at or near retirement), (2) the fact that he served at least one other church during the period, (3) that he maintained a Shreveport residence throughout the period, and (4) that the SBC does not recognize a local pastor; it is possible or likely his leadership role was unofficial.
Reverend Hickson was a native of South Carolina, but by 1880 was living in Winn Parish, Louisiana. He and wife Emma were Shreveport residents during the 1910 and 1920 censuses, and resided at 422 Jordan Street in that city per the 1917 directory. By 1930 they had moved across the river to Bossier City. He passed away in April 1940 and his obituary stated he had served as pastor for Benton, Haughton, and Stonewall.
1915-1916
B. F. Threatt, representing Oil City, attended the 1915 Southern Baptist Convention held in Houston, Texas.
Houston Post 16-May-1915, Page 15
He was also listed among pastors.
Annual of the Southern Baptist Convention 12-17-May-1915, Page 394
Benjamin Franklin Threatt (1885-1969) had earlier been pastor of a church in his native state of Mississippi. The 1907 SBC Annual (Page 277) lists Rev. Threatt among its pastors, representing Battlefield, MS. While no community by that name exists today, there are businesses near Collinsville, MS that bear that name (e.g., Battlefield Shooting Club). Pine Forest Baptist Church of Collinsville cites Rev. Threatt as having been their pastor in 1906.
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| Benjamin Franklin Threatt (undated photo) |
Rev. Threatt was again listed as Oil City pastor in 1916 (SBC Annual, Page 434), but did not attend the annual convention that year.
1917-1920
The local church recognizes Reverend J. H. (sic) Hickson as having served as pastor from 1916-1920 (per 2014 centennial celebration document). However, the Southern Baptist Convention minutes do not list a pastor assigned to Oil City for the years between 1916 (B. F. Threatt) and 1921 (C. H Webb).
Jesse Mercer Hickson (1853-1940) was identified in May 1916 as ministering in nearby Mooringsport and does not appear associated with Oil City until April 1917 when it's reported he had "filled his appointment."
Shreveport Times 08-Apr-1917, Page 8
This term was also used in a social columns appearing 10-Jun-1918; and he is similarly described when he performed a service in Keatchie, Louisiana in September of that year. Given (1) his age at the time (mid-60s, i.e., at or near retirement), (2) the fact that he served at least one other church during the period, (3) that he maintained a Shreveport residence throughout the period, and (4) that the SBC does not recognize a local pastor; it is possible or likely his leadership role was unofficial.
Reverend Hickson was a native of South Carolina, but by 1880 was living in Winn Parish, Louisiana. He and wife Emma were Shreveport residents during the 1910 and 1920 censuses, and resided at 422 Jordan Street in that city per the 1917 directory. By 1930 they had moved across the river to Bossier City. He passed away in April 1940 and his obituary stated he had served as pastor for Benton, Haughton, and Stonewall.
The Women's Missionary Society put on a Halloween party in 1917, with proceeds going to the church.
W S Farquhar was a delegate to the 1918 Convention (SBC Annual, Page 152), but no one represented the town during the other years.
B. F. Threatt continued to live in Oil City. A 10-Jun-1918 social column in the Shreveport Times mentioned his wife and children returning from a visit to Duffee, MS (near Collinsville). His World War I draft registration, dated 12-Sep-1918, listed him as an oilfield worker employed by Gulf Refining Company. He and family are found in El Dorado, Ar (1930), and later Henderson, TX (1942), similarly employed in that field. He passed away in 1969 and is buried in the Waldo (AR) Cemetery.
The 10-Jun-1918 social column also disclosed the Baptist Ladies' Missionary Society having conducted a meeting and social hour with Mrs. L. E. Wilson. Lawrence E. Wilson was a one-time Oil City school principal, and later became postmaster.
1921
Charles Howard Webb (1866-1926) was identified as both a delegate (Page 148) and Oil City pastor (Page 661) in the minutes of the 1921 Southern Baptist Convention held in Chattanooga, TN.
An interdenominational (Baptist, Christian, and Methodist) Christmas service was held that year at the Methodist Church. Note Pastor Webb was misidentified as "A. H. Webb."
Shreveport Times 28-Dec-1921, Page 6
1922
Rev. Webb was again listed as pastor in the 1922 Convention minutes (Page 590), however it is possible and likely that he had to resign due to illness, and did not subsequently lead Oil City or any other church. His 27-Dec-1926 obituary identified him as Oil City Baptist minister, who passed away from an extended illness. It is clear though from sources cited that two others had served in this capacity subsequent to his appointment and prior to his death.
A report of a multi-denominational Sunday School picnic held one month later near Lewis, LA (a few miles north) identified Oil City ministers J. V. Tinnin (Baptist) and L. F. Wade (Christian) participating. Mrs. Frank Radaz and sons of the Methodist Church were also in attendance.
The Reverend John Vaughn Tinnin (1892-1979) had his college studies interrupted by World War I, in which he served with the First Army as a machine gunner. After the war he graduated from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS in 1920.
1920 Mississippi College L'Allegro (yearbook)
1923
The assistant scoutmaster mentioned in this article about an outing of the local scout troop was presumably Brother Tinnin.
He attended the SBC Conference in May, accompanied by Mrs. W. S. Farquhar (SBC Minutes, Page 117), and of course listed among active ministers (Page 431).
Rev. Tinnin was apparently very active in efforts to cleanse the community of vices lingering from its bawdier days (see Murder, Mayhem, and Vice (AKA, I Found My Thrill On Reno Hill)). He assisted law enforcement in gathering evidence and participated in raids on local "disorderly houses" (brothels), stating however he was not a "detective preacher", but acted out of concern for the moral welfare of the community.
Shreveport Times 11-Nov-1923, Page 15
1924
Dr. Sanders Fowler, local dentist and civic leader of that day, proposed that the Caddo Parish School Board purchase a property adjoining the Baptist Church and move it there to free up more land for the school. Apparently the church building originally sat on what was later school ground.
Shreveport Times 10-Jan-1924, Page 7
Rev. Tinnin again made newspaper headlines as he exposed and worked to rectify the horrid situation of six sisters, aged eight to 21 years, and one son living in a motherless home, and with a father who worked as a night watchman.
Shreveport Times 12-Jan-1924, Page 1
He gained recognition for his efforts as a moral force, and in February 1924, left his charge to accept a position as Caddo Parish juvenile probation officer.
Shreveport Times 24-Feb-1924, Page 12
A 1971 newspaper article about his then retirement stated he has been assistant pastor at First Baptist Church of Shreveport; and pastored churches in Natchitoches, LA as well as in the Panama Canal Zone. He later served as chaplain during both World War II and the Korean War.
Newport News (VA) Daily Press 31-Oct-1945, Page 5
After the war, he pastored Hilton Village, VA Baptist Church. At the time of his retirement, he was leading the Keatchie, LA Baptist Church. Rev. Tinnin passed away in 1979 and is buried in buried in Keatchie Cemetery..
At the Convention that year, no one from Oil City attended. A. H. Green was listed in the minutes (Page 614) as pastor.
1925
SBC minutes for 1925 again list A H Green as pastor (Page 616). There was no local attendee to the convention listed.
Reverend Green, now identified as "A. C. Green" delivered the high school graduation invocation.
Shreveport Times 31-May-1925, Page 8
One Sunday in August 1925, the pastors of Oil City and Ingleside (Shreveport) swapped places.
Shreveport Times 08-Aug-1925, Page 3
A C Green resigned as pastor in September.
Shreveport Times 27-Sep-1925, Page 22
In February it was reported recent Baylor graduate John M. Wright was sharing pastoral time between Oil City and Gilliam. The headline indicated a building, presumably the church, as having a failed foundation; however details were not provided in the article.
Shreveport Times 24-Feb-1926, Page 3
1925 Baylor University Round Up, Page 66
Despite the article above, "A. H. Green" continued to be reported as pastor in the annual conference minutes (Page 556).
A. C. Green continued to be listed as pastor in convention minutes (Page 600). Perhaps an ongoing clerical error, as there was again no local attendee to ensure any necessary correction.
In July, the Caddo Baptist Association held its meeting in Oil City.
In the obituary of Charles Burdett Murray, age 21; an oilfield worker who was killed on the job, the Oil City church is referred to as "Central Baptist Church."
Shreveport Times 13-Aug-1927, Page 12
1928
There were no reported attendees to the annual convention, however Reverend Wright was finally listed as OC pastor (Page 594).
John Marshall Wright (1902-1992) later pastored at DeRidder, Natchitoches, Pineville., and Port Arthur, TX.
Alexandria Town Talk 18-May-1940, Page 3
However little more than two months later, it was reported he is "evangelizing" (seeking a new job?) in Texas, while the Reverend L. W. Sloan of Bossier City supplied the OC pulpit.
Shreveport Times 24-Aug-1928, Page 11
By November, J. H. Dean was mentioned as the Oil City pastor, conducting a prayer during a local American Legion function. Reverend Olive was pastor in Lorenzo, Texas (near Lubbock) the following year.
Over his career, he also served in Doddridge, Arkansas; Louisiana communities including Oakdale, and Rodessa; and in Texas at Atlanta, Lorenzo, Queen City, and Waskom. He is buried in Mars Hill Cemetery, Stamps, AR.
1929
Reverend Dean attended the 1929 conference, and was identified as OC pastor. (SBC Minutes, Pages 122 & 538)
Brother Dean served as vice moderator of the Caddo Baptist Association. Miss Thelma Lou Sanford of Oil City was also identified as corresponding secretary.
Shreveport Times 04-Sep-1929, Page 23
1930
Per his obituary, The Reverend Elmer E. Smith (1902-1979) was a native of Flora, and at the time of his death in 1979 had been a resident of Shreveport for 25 years. He is pictured in 1977 where he was being recognized for his 54 years of service in the ministry; having led 23 churches during that time.
Unfortunately the part of the article listing other churches he pastored was cut off, however it was noted elsewhere that he also ministered at Bethany, Mildred Crowe (Shreveport), Mira, and Vidalia, among others. He passed away in 1979 and is buried in Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport.
The following is the profile for the Reverend Dr. Estus Adam Autrey, Jr. (1911-1992) appearing in "Who's Who In The Protestant Clergy." He left Oil City around the end of 1940*/beginning of 1941 for the First Baptist Church of Fulton, KY. Shortly afterward, he left that post to serve as a chaplain during World War II, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Whos Who In The Protestant Clergy, Nygaard Associates (1957), Page 11
In the mid-1960s, he was pastor of Brownfields Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. Dr. Autrey died 10-Oct-1992 in Houston, TX and is buried in Dry Prong (LA) Cemetery.
1941 and beyond
To be continued.....anything appearing below is still under construction.
A hint: The Waxahachie (TX) Daily Light 15-Jan-1941, Page 4 reports that Rev. Vollie M. Piland is leaving the Milford, TX church to become pastor at Oil City, LA.
1944
Dr. Edgar Godbold, president of Louisiana College in Pineville, spoke at the church on 30-Jan-1944.
1948
1951
1953
Shreveport Times 11-Mar-1952, Page 8
Times 05-Apr-1953, Page 15-A
Lubbock (TX) Evening Journal 23-Jul-1953, Page 3
B. F. Threatt continued to live in Oil City. A 10-Jun-1918 social column in the Shreveport Times mentioned his wife and children returning from a visit to Duffee, MS (near Collinsville). His World War I draft registration, dated 12-Sep-1918, listed him as an oilfield worker employed by Gulf Refining Company. He and family are found in El Dorado, Ar (1930), and later Henderson, TX (1942), similarly employed in that field. He passed away in 1969 and is buried in the Waldo (AR) Cemetery.
The 10-Jun-1918 social column also disclosed the Baptist Ladies' Missionary Society having conducted a meeting and social hour with Mrs. L. E. Wilson. Lawrence E. Wilson was a one-time Oil City school principal, and later became postmaster.
1921
Charles Howard Webb (1866-1926) was identified as both a delegate (Page 148) and Oil City pastor (Page 661) in the minutes of the 1921 Southern Baptist Convention held in Chattanooga, TN.
An interdenominational (Baptist, Christian, and Methodist) Christmas service was held that year at the Methodist Church. Note Pastor Webb was misidentified as "A. H. Webb."
Shreveport Times 28-Dec-1921, Page 6
1922
Rev. Webb was again listed as pastor in the 1922 Convention minutes (Page 590), however it is possible and likely that he had to resign due to illness, and did not subsequently lead Oil City or any other church. His 27-Dec-1926 obituary identified him as Oil City Baptist minister, who passed away from an extended illness. It is clear though from sources cited that two others had served in this capacity subsequent to his appointment and prior to his death.
A report of a multi-denominational Sunday School picnic held one month later near Lewis, LA (a few miles north) identified Oil City ministers J. V. Tinnin (Baptist) and L. F. Wade (Christian) participating. Mrs. Frank Radaz and sons of the Methodist Church were also in attendance.
1920 Mississippi College L'Allegro (yearbook)
1923
The assistant scoutmaster mentioned in this article about an outing of the local scout troop was presumably Brother Tinnin.
He attended the SBC Conference in May, accompanied by Mrs. W. S. Farquhar (SBC Minutes, Page 117), and of course listed among active ministers (Page 431).
Rev. Tinnin was apparently very active in efforts to cleanse the community of vices lingering from its bawdier days (see Murder, Mayhem, and Vice (AKA, I Found My Thrill On Reno Hill)). He assisted law enforcement in gathering evidence and participated in raids on local "disorderly houses" (brothels), stating however he was not a "detective preacher", but acted out of concern for the moral welfare of the community.
It was noted later that year he assisted in a revival conducted at Jewella Baptist Church (Shreveport) by his father, Rev. J. W. Tinnin.
Shreveport Times 11-Nov-1923, Page 15
1924
Dr. Sanders Fowler, local dentist and civic leader of that day, proposed that the Caddo Parish School Board purchase a property adjoining the Baptist Church and move it there to free up more land for the school. Apparently the church building originally sat on what was later school ground.
Shreveport Times 10-Jan-1924, Page 7
Rev. Tinnin again made newspaper headlines as he exposed and worked to rectify the horrid situation of six sisters, aged eight to 21 years, and one son living in a motherless home, and with a father who worked as a night watchman.
Shreveport Times 12-Jan-1924, Page 1
He gained recognition for his efforts as a moral force, and in February 1924, left his charge to accept a position as Caddo Parish juvenile probation officer.
Shreveport Times 24-Feb-1924, Page 12
A 1971 newspaper article about his then retirement stated he has been assistant pastor at First Baptist Church of Shreveport; and pastored churches in Natchitoches, LA as well as in the Panama Canal Zone. He later served as chaplain during both World War II and the Korean War.
Newport News (VA) Daily Press 31-Oct-1945, Page 5
After the war, he pastored Hilton Village, VA Baptist Church. At the time of his retirement, he was leading the Keatchie, LA Baptist Church. Rev. Tinnin passed away in 1979 and is buried in buried in Keatchie Cemetery..
At the Convention that year, no one from Oil City attended. A. H. Green was listed in the minutes (Page 614) as pastor.
1925
SBC minutes for 1925 again list A H Green as pastor (Page 616). There was no local attendee to the convention listed.
Reverend Green, now identified as "A. C. Green" delivered the high school graduation invocation.
Shreveport Times 31-May-1925, Page 8
One Sunday in August 1925, the pastors of Oil City and Ingleside (Shreveport) swapped places.
Shreveport Times 08-Aug-1925, Page 3
A C Green resigned as pastor in September.
Shreveport Times 27-Sep-1925, Page 22
1926
In February it was reported recent Baylor graduate John M. Wright was sharing pastoral time between Oil City and Gilliam. The headline indicated a building, presumably the church, as having a failed foundation; however details were not provided in the article.
Shreveport Times 24-Feb-1926, Page 3
1925 Baylor University Round Up, Page 66
Despite the article above, "A. H. Green" continued to be reported as pastor in the annual conference minutes (Page 556).
In May 1926, the Caddo Baptist Young Peoples' Union met in Oil City.
1927
A. C. Green continued to be listed as pastor in convention minutes (Page 600). Perhaps an ongoing clerical error, as there was again no local attendee to ensure any necessary correction.
In July, the Caddo Baptist Association held its meeting in Oil City.
In the obituary of Charles Burdett Murray, age 21; an oilfield worker who was killed on the job, the Oil City church is referred to as "Central Baptist Church."
Shreveport Times 13-Aug-1927, Page 12
1928
There were no reported attendees to the annual convention, however Reverend Wright was finally listed as OC pastor (Page 594).
John Marshall Wright (1902-1992) later pastored at DeRidder, Natchitoches, Pineville., and Port Arthur, TX.
Alexandria Town Talk 18-May-1940, Page 3
James Posey Olive (1878-1969) served as pastor for only a few months in 1928.
In January of that year, he is mentioned as pastor at Hosston and Ida., though a June social column entry noted him and family moving to Oil City.
Shreveport Times 10-Jun-1928, Page 26
In January of that year, he is mentioned as pastor at Hosston and Ida., though a June social column entry noted him and family moving to Oil City.
Shreveport Times 10-Jun-1928, Page 26
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| James Posey Olive |
However little more than two months later, it was reported he is "evangelizing" (seeking a new job?) in Texas, while the Reverend L. W. Sloan of Bossier City supplied the OC pulpit.
Shreveport Times 24-Aug-1928, Page 11
By November, J. H. Dean was mentioned as the Oil City pastor, conducting a prayer during a local American Legion function. Reverend Olive was pastor in Lorenzo, Texas (near Lubbock) the following year.
Over his career, he also served in Doddridge, Arkansas; Louisiana communities including Oakdale, and Rodessa; and in Texas at Atlanta, Lorenzo, Queen City, and Waskom. He is buried in Mars Hill Cemetery, Stamps, AR.
1929
Reverend Dean attended the 1929 conference, and was identified as OC pastor. (SBC Minutes, Pages 122 & 538)
Brother Dean served as vice moderator of the Caddo Baptist Association. Miss Thelma Lou Sanford of Oil City was also identified as corresponding secretary.
Shreveport Times 04-Sep-1929, Page 23
1930
1930 SBC Minutes: No attendee; J. H. Dean, Pastor (Page 536)
Few details about Rev. Dean could be found, In the 1930 census, he was identified as living in Oil City with the occupation of preacher. He was single, approximately 34 years old, and a native of Arkansas who, at the time, was rooming in the home of June and Ruth Cook.
1931
1931 SBC Minutes: No attendee; A. C. Green, Pastor (Page 494); Rev. Dean was listed as pastor at Trees.
Rev. Green had been Oil City pastor earlier, but resigned in September 1925. A 1928 newspaper advertisement identified him as local manager of an regional grocery store chain.
He was listed in the 1930 census as living in the Oil City area with wife Joanna and children, and having the occupation of mechanic - building trades.
That year a singing convention was reported to have been held locally.
1932
1932 SBC Minutes: No attendee. A. C. Green, Pastor (Page 448)
1933
1933 SBC Minutes: No attendee; A. C. Green and Russell King, pastors (Page 419)
1934
1934 SBC Minutes: Mrs. W. W. Farquhar attended (Page 124); A. C Green and Russell King, Pastors (Page 425)
Russell King spoke at a Caddo Baptist Association meeting held in Vivian. There was a Russell King living in Oil City at the time who would have been approximately 20 years old. That Russell went on to a career in the oil business. It is not known if perhaps earlier he considered the ministry and was assisting Rev. Green.
In December, the Reverend E. E. Smith delivered the invocation for a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting.
Rev. Smith shown below.
1935
1935 SBC Minutes: No attendee, A C Green (Page 454), E. E. Smith (Page 455), Pastors
Rev. Green's listing may have been a clerical error or due to some timing issue regarding when roles changed hands. Rev. Smith was an experienced minister and unlikely to have been serving in an assistant role.
Administratively, the Caddo Parish School Board approves the purchase of two lots from the Baptist Church. The proceeds will be used to purchase a site on which to build a new Sunday School building.
An article about a church finance committee meeting disclosed plans to acquire lots for proposed Sunday School annex and parsonage. Pastor E. E. Smith was mentioned along with the names of several church members, including those of the finance committee.
A report about a meeting of the Caddo Baptist Association noted Rev. Smith had been elected to his fifth term as treasurer.
1936
It was reported that Rev. Smith baptized an number of candidates at the Ingleside Baptist Church in Shreveport.
1936 SBC Minutes: E. E. Smith attended, representing Oil City (Page 127); The pastor directory is missing, but presumably listed Rev. Smith as pastor.
1937
SBC Minutes: No attendee; E. E. Smith, Pastor (Page 457)
Later in 1937, it was reported in an Alexandria newspaper social column that Rev. E. A. Autrey, pastor at Tullos, and family had been visiting Oil City.
1938
At a quarterly meeting of the Caddo Parish Woman's Missionary Union, Mrs. E. A. Autrey was installed as mission study chairwoman. Rev. Autrey was slated to speak.
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Below is a photo of Rev. Autrey from a few months earlier.
Details of the meeting note the subject of Rev. Autrey's talk. Former OC pastor J. V. Tinnin, then of the First Baptist Church, Balboa Heights, Panama Canal Zone also addressed the group.
Evangelist E. A. Petroff spoke at a rally of the Woman's Missionary Union held in Oil City.
1938 SBC Minutes: No attendee; E. A. Autrey, Pastor (Page 480)
Rev. Autrey reported delivering the invocation at a local PTA meeting. Mrs Farquhar performed the benediction.
1939
1939 SBC Minutes: No attendee; E. A. Autrey, Pastor (Page 501)
Notice of a 14-day revival to be conducted by Dr. James W. "Big Jim" Kramer of Denver, CO. Some services were to be held in the high school auditorium.
More revival details.
Shreveport Times 29-Apr-1939, Page 10
Rev. Autrey was guest speaker one Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Shreveport while Pastor M. E. Dodd was away conducting a revival.
Rev. Autrey was a charter member of the newly formed Lions Club, and served on its board of directors.
1940
1940 SBC Minutes: E. A. Autrey attended (Page 139); Pastor (Page 505)
For a short period of time in 1940, the Oil City Baptist Church had a weekly radio program on KRMD in Shreveport.
Rev. Autrey pictured below in undated photo.
Source: Ancestry.com Contributor
Whos Who In The Protestant Clergy, Nygaard Associates (1957), Page 11
In the mid-1960s, he was pastor of Brownfields Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. Dr. Autrey died 10-Oct-1992 in Houston, TX and is buried in Dry Prong (LA) Cemetery.
*His World War II draft registration, dated 16-Oct-1940, lists him as pastor of the Oil City First Baptist Church.
To be continued.....anything appearing below is still under construction.
A hint: The Waxahachie (TX) Daily Light 15-Jan-1941, Page 4 reports that Rev. Vollie M. Piland is leaving the Milford, TX church to become pastor at Oil City, LA.
1944
Dr. Edgar Godbold, president of Louisiana College in Pineville, spoke at the church on 30-Jan-1944.
1948
In 1948 Oil City was one of 31 Caddo and Bossier Parish Baptist Churches conducting coordinated and simultaneous revivals.
Oil City Pastor:
Evangelist:
Below are excerpts from the obituary of the Rev. Chester Hoy Muxworthy (1910-1969):.
Interment: Forest Park West Cemetery; Shreveport, LA
Formal opening of the new First Baptist Church on Furman Street.
Shreveport Times 11-Mar-1952, Page 8
Times 05-Apr-1953, Page 15-A
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