Earlsboro Church of Christ

The start to this church starts like this, allegedly a local by the name of J.A. Ingram wanted to correct the “moral confusion” of Earlsboro by building a new church as a gift to the town. After $25,000 and a year or so of construction, the two-story buff brick building complete with a bell tower and parapeted gable roof was complete. The First United Methodist Church of Earlsboro was dedicated on March 17th with Bishop Boaz of Little Rock AR delivering the dedication address. The auditorium had seating to accommodate five hundred patrons, Sunday school rooms, a kitchen, and a basement. Under the leadership of Pastor Schooler, the church grew very quickly doubling in membership. Over the years events such as baptisms, socials, baccalaureate services, funerals, and weddings were held here making it a focal point of bringing together the community.

Exactly what year this church closed is not yet known to us, but it can be assumed sometime in the 1990s or 2000s. Darlene Bowers stated her mother attended the church up until its closing, “She was able to have the pulpit chairs, a child’s chair from the Sunday school room and the communion tray.” After years of abandonment in the late 2010s a crew was hired to salvage the beautiful stained glass windows to prevent them from becoming damaged by vandals.

Gallery Below of Earlsboro Church

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