The Okeechobee Primitive Baptist Church was established on May 24, 1919, with Elder Dan Wilkerson serving as the first pastor for the 11 founding members. Services were originally held on Conner's Highway (US 441 South). In 1923, Barney Blum built the simple white wooden church at 8 Miami Street (1003 Third Avenue) on property given to the church by Peter and Louisiana Raulerson, the first settlers of Okeechobee. The church was part of the Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Association, which formed in 1875 near Montgomery, Alabama. In this movement, “primitive” referred to an “original” form of Calvinist Christianity that sought to strip away practices and institutions the church deemed unbiblical. The church ceased services in 2015. In 2022, the City of Okeechobee purchased it to preserve the building, and through an agreement with the Okeechobee Historical Society, it serves as a museum for the citizens of Okeechobee.