In 1801 the Moravians established Springplace mission to the Cherokee Nation in what is now Murray County , Georgia . Coinciding with the forced removal of the Cherokees to Oklahoma , this mission was replaced in 1842 by New Springplace in Oaks , Oklahoma . Due to Civil War-related violence , New Springplace closed in 1862 , and resumed during the 1870s . Finally , in 1898 , the Moravian Church discontinued their missionary engagement with the Cherokees , and New Springplace , now the Oaks Indian Mission , was transferred to the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
forced removal
Trail of Tears
Moravian Church