About Oaks Indian Mission

The Moravian Church first sent missionaries to the Cherokee nation at Springplace, Georgia, in 1801.  When the Native American people were forced by the United States government to leave their homes in Georgia and move to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1838, the Moravian missionaries went with them.  This journey has become known in history as "The Trail of Tears" because thousands of Native Americans died along the way.

The mission was re-established in New Springplace, Indian Territory, and is now Oaks, Oklahoma.  The Oaks Indian Mission became a Lutheran ministry in 1902 when the Danish Lutheran Church assumed leadership.

Today, Oaks Indian Mission is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is the only Lutheran institution which, in partnership with Native American people, is building a system of community-wide services.

Click this link to see a photo presentation of the Oaks Indian Mission Campus LIfe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytRcXEfNbFs