FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FARMERS BRANCH
Thomas and Sarah Keenan settled in Farmers Branch in 1842. They
established a family cemetery when they buried their infant son on this site
the following year. With the Rev. David Myers, The Keenans organized
the the Union Baptist Church in 1846, meeting in a structure on cemetery
property. That group of Baptists moved to nearby Carrollton; in 1870,
in order to reestablish Baptist worship in Farmers Branch. Twelve
members of the Union Baptist Church. Services were first held in the
Farmers Branch School, which was probably located about two miles east of
the cemetery. The first pastor was the Rev. George W. Good, whose
parents had settled in the area many years before. By 1877, church
membership had grown to 96. Deed records indicate that ownership of
the property on this site was transferred from Thomas Keenan to trustees of
the Farmers Branch Missionary Baptist Church in 1893.
The congregation grew steadily, and many changes took place after 1930.
In 1931 a new church building was erected and another addition was made in
1944. The name of the church was changed to First Baptist Church of
Farmers Branch in 1951. An auditorium was erected in 1956, and a
church library was established in 1959. As membership continued to
increase, new structures were erected, such as two educational buildings in
1960 and 1963 and a new sanctuary in 1986.
The First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch supports such
organizations as the Woman's Missionary Union and the Brotherhood program.
The church follows in the traditions of its ancestors through domestic and
foreign mission work, community service, religious education and worship.
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