[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Call To Action” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ background_image=”https://oakgrove-mbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/history.jpg” parallax=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=” Church 50-Year History” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ title_level=”h2″ title_font=”Didact Gothic||||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”||||||||” content_font_size=”16px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”Didact Gothic||||||||” subhead_font_size=”20px” subhead_line_height=”1.5em” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_type=”circular” background_color_gradient_direction_radial=”top left” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(102,133,221,0.37) 25%|rgba(31,31,71,0.81) 70%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(102,133,221,0.37)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”25%” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(31,31,71,0.81)” background_color_gradient_end_position=”70%” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”16px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#a0beef” button_one_border_width=”8px” button_one_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_letter_spacing=”3px” button_one_font=”Didact Gothic|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”16px” button_two_text_color=”#34587c” button_two_bg_color=”#ffffff” button_two_border_width=”8px” button_two_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_letter_spacing=”3px” button_two_font=”Didact Gothic|700||on|||||” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”5vw||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_starting_opacity=”45%” title_font_size_tablet=”40px” title_font_size_phone=”30px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Next Steps” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://oakgrove-mbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/church-04.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”|0px|5vw|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” use_background_color_gradient__hover=”off” use_background_color_gradient__hover_enabled=”off” background_color_gradient_start__hover=”#2b87da” background_color_gradient_start__hover_enabled=”#2b87da” background_color_gradient_end__hover=”#29c4a9″ background_color_gradient_end__hover_enabled=”#29c4a9″ background_color_gradient_type__hover=”linear” background_color_gradient_type__hover_enabled=”linear” background_color_gradient_direction__hover=”180deg” background_color_gradient_direction__hover_enabled=”180deg” background_color_gradient_direction_radial__hover=”center” background_color_gradient_direction_radial__hover_enabled=”center” background_color_gradient_start_position__hover=”0%” background_color_gradient_start_position__hover_enabled=”0%” background_color_gradient_end_position__hover=”100%” background_color_gradient_end_position__hover_enabled=”100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image__hover=”off” background_color_gradient_overlays_image__hover_enabled=”off” parallax__hover=”off” parallax__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_method__hover=”on” parallax_method__hover_enabled=”on” background_size__hover=”cover” background_size__hover_enabled=”cover” background_position__hover=”center” background_position__hover_enabled=”center” background_repeat__hover=”no-repeat” background_repeat__hover_enabled=”no-repeat” background_blend__hover=”normal” background_blend__hover_enabled=”normal” allow_player_pause__hover=”off” allow_player_pause__hover_enabled=”off” background_video_pause_outside_viewport__hover=”on” background_video_pause_outside_viewport__hover_enabled=”on” background_color_gradient_stops__hover=”#2b87da 0%|#29c4a9 100%”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church 50-Year History” image=”https://oakgrove-mbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/church-bw.jpg” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”22px” text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”]

In 2023, Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary. For the past 49 years, OGMBC has had four pastors (current pastor is Dr. Roger Dorsey) and met in three different locations (with the longest tenure being at its current location on Baumhart Road). The following is a brief history of key building, leadership, missions, and miscellaneous milestones in the church:

[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

1973
September 15: OGMBC is established/organized. Elected Officers included:

Pastor – Harold Taylor
Clerk – Alonzo Neely;
Treasurer – John Slagle Jr.
Trustees: Ernest Miller, Raymond Carender, and John Slagle Jr.

Initial members:

By Letter – Alonzo Neely, Harold Dalton, Joyce Dalton, Shirley Slagle, Judy Slagle, and Ronnie
Slagle.
By Statement of Faith – Obbie Jones, Patricia Jones, Darla Jones, Raymond Carender, Mable
Carender, Jesse Tindale, Erenest Miller, Pastor Frank Manning, Dixie Manning, Jenny Manning,
Pastor Mandell Smith, Emma Smith, Danny Smith, and John Slagle Jr.

Initial meeting place is 4905 Fleming Avenue, Lorain Ohio.