Our story

The church grew so much by 1885 that a 30 x 60 brick building was erected. The young church survived and grew despite a major drought in 1886, a tornado in 1887, and the abandoning of Fort Concho in 1889. The church’s current location at the corner of Harris and Oaks was purchased for $872.00 in 1900, and a new church building was completed by 1908 in spite of a financial crisis a year prior. By 1928, the church had grown to nearly 1000 people–538 of whom joined the church in one year. Much of this growth, as well as the current church membership growth, can be attributed to a strong Sunday School ministry and care for people from the cradle to the grave. In 1908, FBC started the Baptist Young People’s Union, a precursor to today’s contemporary ministries to children and especially youth.

National and International Missions has always existed in the DNA of the church, as well. FBC has started over ten churches intentionally in San Angelo alone since 1908. The church was also on the ground floor of Texas Baptists’ river ministry along the state-side of the Rio Grande. On an international scope, First Baptist forged missions and ministry partnerships with people in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Ukraine, and Venezuela that exist even today.