1. Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, located on old Route 66 near Caffeyville, has been an active congregation for 119 years. Services were first held at the Dry and Dusty schoolhouse. Two ministers alternated Sundays, with one thought to be a Methodist and the other was Ira Waterman, a Free Will Baptist. Land was acquired from Oliver Lane and later deeded to the church by the Stenzinger family. The first services held at the new property were revival meetings in a brush arbor. The groundwork for the church began north of the present building. John Montgomery paid for lumber that was hauled from a river mill. The building was completed in 1907. Charter members were Sam and Emma Brown, Press and Nancy Caffey, Charlie and Emma Hefton, Sam and Nettie Moore. The first deacons were Sam Moore and Edward Towns. Jim Moore and John Austin were elected trustees in 1921; Jack Neasby was also another trustee. The old church was later remodeled and stuccoed. On Aug. 14, 1954, a basement attached to the south of the church was added to make room for more classes, and in 1957, the old church was torn down, and the basement became the only structure on the property until the completion of the upper level. On May 15, 1960, dedication services were held in the new building. A new addition was added in 1987 and dedicated a year later. The first church is shown here in 1907.
2. The church after it was stuccoed.
3. The new church that was dedicated May 15, 1960.
4. The new addition that was added in 1987.
5. Old Fashioned Day at Liberty in 2025.
6. Old Fashioned Day 2025.
7. Veterans at Liberty, November 2025.
8. Pastor Toliver Jones, wife Norah, and baby Oscar.
Photos courtesy of Liberty Free Will Baptist Church.
