Oklahoma, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains church records from various denominations in Oklahoma for the years 1897 to 1984. The record content and time period varies by denomination. The publication includes the following churches:
 * Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church (Holdenville)
 * First Presbyterian Church (Lawton)
 * Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (now Community of Christ) (El Reno)
 * First United Methodist Church (Lawton)

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Oklahoma
 * Oklahoma Guided Research
 * Oklahoma Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Oklahoma Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Holdenville, Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church Registers,1898-1961
 * Lawton, First United Methodist Church records, 1901-1960
 * Lawton, First Presbyterian Church records, 1901-1965
 * El Reno, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Membership Records, 1911-1919

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Oklahoma Historical Records Survey, Service Division, Work Projects Administration. Preliminary list of churches and religious organizations in Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma : Oklahoma Historical Records Survey, 1942

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