The Live Oak Baptist Church in the Live Oak community was burned to the ground Saturday morning. Nothing was saved. It is thought that the building was set afire by some boys.
This building was erected in 1917 when Rev. Ernest Stack was pastor of the Weimar First Baptist Church and also held services at Live Oak. The church, erected during the first World War at a cost of between $1600 and $2000. consisted of an auditorium and four Sunday School rooms. It was completely furnished with seats and an organ and pulpit. Everything was lost.
At the time it was built all labor was donated by citizens of the little community and some from Weimar and Oakland. Among those were the late "Fed" Campbell and Ernest Obenhaus and many others. B. L. Townsend of Weimar had charge of the painting and paper hanging.
To rebuild now would cost much more than back in 1917, but members are determined to make an attempt to have the building replaced with a new one, according to R. G. Wagley, who has made a start in the way of collecting donations to start a building program. Weimar Mercury, July 20, 1945, page 1