Oklahoma Church Records

Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Oklahoma were the Baptist, Roman Catholic, Disciples of Christ, and Methodist churches. An inventory of churches and church records is Preliminary List of Churches and Religious Organizations in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Historical Records Survey, 1942. (FHL book 976.6 K2h; fiche 6,046,945.) This lists Southern Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Methodist Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman Catholic churches.

The Family History Library has very few church records from Oklahoma. The library has histories of some local churches and congregations.

Many denominations have collected their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:

Baptist Southern Baptist Convention 901 Commerce Street #400 Nashville, TN 37203-3699 Telephone: 615-244-0344 Fax: 615-782-4821 Internet: www.sbhla.org

Their catalog is available on their Internet site.

Disciples of Christ Disciples of Christ Historical Society 1101 Nineteenth Avenue, South Nashville, TN 37212 Telephone: 615-327-1444 Fax: 615-327-1445 Internet: http://www.disciples.org/internal/resources/contact.htm

Methodist United Methodist Archives Center Drew University Library 36 Madison Avenue P. O. Box 127 Madison, NJ 07940 Telephone: 973-408-3590 Fax: 973-408-3909 Internet: http://www.gcah.org/center.htm

For a history of the Methodist Church, see Sidney H. Babcock, and John Y. Bryce, History of Methodism in Oklahoma: Story of the Indian Mission Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. N. p., 1935. (FHL book 976.6 K21b; fiche 6,100,019.)

 Roman Catholic  Roman Catholic Chancery Office Archdiocese of Oklahoma City 7501 N.W. Expressway Oklahoma City, OK 73132 Telephone: 405-721-5651 Fax: 405-721-5210 Internet: www.catharchdioceseokc.org

For a history of the Catholic Church see Thomas E. Brown, Bible Belt Catholicism: A History of The Roman Catholic Church in Oklahoma, 1905-1945. New York, NewYork: United States Catholic Historical Society, 1977. (FHL book 976.6 K21bt.)