Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is a historic

Baptist church Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

building at the junction of Webster and Lane Streets on the southeast corner in

Tatums, Oklahoma Tatums is a historic Freedmen's town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.2 percent from the figure of 172 in 2000. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Are ...

. The church building was completed in 1919.O'Dell, Larry
"Tatums,"
''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed May 4, 2015. It was built in a Gable-end style.Allen, Susan. Certified by Oklahoma Historical Society. ''National Park Service''. Received December 28, 1994. Entered into National Register on January 12, 1995. Accessed May 4, 2015. The church was a major part of community life in Tatums, and it is the oldest building from the town's early history that is still standing. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1995.

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Baptist churches in Oklahoma Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Buildings and structures in Carter County, Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Carter County, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-church-stub