Our Story
First Baptist Church of Graham was founded April 13, 1880. A few years earlier settlers came to the area seeking new opportunities for themselves and their family. Families started moving to Graham with dreams of the future. One of the early settlers reflected in his diary that the territory was populated with buffalo and the fact that those animals seem to prefer Young county area above that of much of the surrounding areas, caused him to get the idea that this territory would be one of the finest cattle raising districts in the entire state of Texas.
It was on April 13, 1880 that Reverend W.B. Long was sent from the Baptist General Association. Rev. Long with other ministers gathered other Baptists and the church was organized. Rev. W.B. Long served as the first pastor until June 1881. For many years the First Baptist Church has been a place where God’s word is preached, taught, and acted upon by doing ministry in the community. By choice the First Baptist Church has always been located close the the center of Graham. The first building still stands at the corner of Second and Grove. We are currently located one block east of the city square on the corners of Third, Fourth and Cherry.