Oak Grove Baptist Church was established in 1914. A white framed church building with very high front steps was erected on land donated by Hillard Andrew Webb at what is now the junction of Old Jefferson Highway (LA 73) and the Port Vincent Highway (LA 42). This building served the congregation for some 40 years until a new sanctuary was built in 1953. Hillard's wife, Victoria White Webb named the church Oak Grove for the oak trees growing on the property and others located in the surrounding community.