Shiloh Baptist Church - Ocee, TX
N 31° 33.837 W 097° 21.814
14R E 655307 N 3493265
The Shiloh Baptist Church is an interesting little country church on Hog Creek about 6.5 miles northeast of Crawford in the old Ocee community at 829 Shiloh Church Rd. Sunday services are at 11 AM and 6 PM.
Waymark Code: WM15MRW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2022
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A 1984 Texas Historical Marker provides some history:
On May 17, 1884, five people gathered in Bellview Schoolhouse to organize Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. The congregation initially met only once a month, with meetings lasting two or three days. Most of the early pastoral leadership came from among the membership. The church has always been located along Hog Creek, meeting for a time in a brush arbor at Blue Hole. Many baptisms were held in the creek. The congregation took its present name in 1890 and moved to this location in 1892. The Sunday school program was started that year.
There's a small but active congregation here, with a presence on Facebook, along with a small website. Ocee itself dates to just after the Civil War, and today it is a quiet rural community of a few dozen people.