First Baptist Church Galveston, Texas

First Baptist Church Galveston, Texas The oldest Southern Baptist Church in Texas The Rev. James Huckins became the new church's first pastor. A log cabin sanctuary was erected on this site in 1847.

James Huckins, a visiting Baptist missionary agent, met with nine charter members in the home of Thomas Borden to organize a Baptist church in Galveston on January 30, 1840. Borden's brother Gail Borden, Jr., and sister-in-law Penelope Borden were baptized a few days later at the beach. Only recently freed from the Mexican law requiring Texas immigrants to embrace Catholicism, many Galvestonians r

egarded the formation of new Protestant churches as cause for celebration. At that time, the membership included many slaves. In 1855, several white businessmen purchased a lot for the black members to establish their own church, and Avenue L. Baptist Church was born. The property was formally deeded to Avenue L. Baptist Church after the Civil War. After serving 14 years as deacon of First Baptist Church, Gail Borden, Jr., returned to his native New York. As a result of experiments begun while he was in Galveston, Borden obtained a patent for condensed milk in 1858. The congregation's second building, erected in 1883, featured seven steeples. It was destroyed in the 1900 storm, and the original log cabin sanctuary was crushed by the falling church building. A replacement building was constructed with heavy mortar walls and a dome, and was dedicated in 1905. It served for sixty years before being replaced by the fourth church structure. The First Baptist Church of Galveston celebrated its sesquicentennial in 1990. By the end of the 20th century the complex had expanded to cover an entire city block. In 2006, the white educational building came down due to structural damage. After Hurricane Ike in 2008, the sanctuary was remodeled due to destruction from the high storm surge. The church was able to rebuild from the support of other Texas churches. The current membership has remained strong and growing since the storm.

06/14/2026

John 1:1-16

06/07/2026

Exodus 20:1-2

05/31/2026

Jeremiah 38:2-3, 17-28

05/24/2026

1 Samuel 15:22-23
Romans 6:16

05/17/2026

Ezekiel 5:5-10

02/22/2026

Having streaming issues once more. Hope to have it resolved next Sunday to be back.

02/08/2026

We are having problems streaming. Have a wonderful Sunday hope we can get this working next Sunday somehow.

Address

822 23rd Street
Galveston, TX
77550

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
6pm - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 9:15am - 12pm

Telephone

+14097631840

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