LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - When was a church, not just a church?Look no further than the East Texas Oil Boom for the answer."It's not just the economic story," Allysah Boyd, assistant manager of East Texas Oil Museum said.

"Because you hear all about the derricks, you hear about the roughnecks and just the big population change... but you don't think about the community that was already there and how they were affected."For scholars like Boyd, bringing up different points of view connects the past to the present.

Oil Boom Churches"I think it's easier to relate," Boyd said.