The Oak Grove Community House was built because of poverty to give work to unemployed people. The WPA (Works Progress Administration) put hard labor for the construction of the community house. It has lived to be 65 years old. Some like to say that the house was born in the worst times and survived through the best of times.

The walls of the building were made of native rock and peeled southern long leaf pine poles. Yellow poplar poles were the making of the overhead joist and rafters along with a beautiful scenery when inside. Old fashioned, home made doors and windows were made of wood, and the roof was covered with rived shingles or boards. The house has always tried to keep modern conveniences while keeping appearances the same.

Mr. Jake Beasley, who lived in Oak Grove at the time, made the fire place anad mantle. This was the best part of the house. It kept a fire going many nights to warm many people from the cold. It continued to be the resource of heat until the church was donated the gas heater in 1986.

In the fall of 1969, the roof needed many repairs and new shingles again in October of 1995. With the replacement of the roof, along came the walls in 1965. Ridden with termites, the walls were then replaced with concrete blocks. The replacement of the wooden doors and windows was also required in about 1965 also.

With the help of caring people of Oak Grove community, the house was built and repaired at no cost. Judging from the way the community house was built and taken care of, you can tell that many people cared for their community and still do to this very day.