History Of Faith Baptist Church

In the early part of 1976 a small group of 18 began meeting in various homes for prayer and worship. The group increased calling themselves the “True Baptist Group.” On May 9, 1976, 22 individuals of this group met to organize a church which they named “Faith Baptist Church.” A small metal building was placed at the present location of Highway 35 (now 276) and 751. From this inauspicious beginning the church now has over 600 members and consists of 21,390 square feet of buildings on 1.9 acres.

The Church has had the following individuals as pastor throughout the 32 years:

1976Zane Crawford
1976- 1978Ralph Carroll
1978 – 1988Ben Smith
1989 – 1996Larry Ashley
1997 – 2000Don Ridgeway
2000 – 2001Mark Chadwick
2002 – PresentRay Bailey

Faith Baptist Church is affiliated with the:
  • Hunt Baptist Association
  • Southern Baptist Convention of Texas
  • Southern Baptist Convention
  • Quinlan Lake Tawakoni Area Ministerial Alliance
  • Lake Area Shared Ministries
Organizations within the Church are:
  • Sunday School
  • Choir
  • Children’s Church
  • Women’s Ministries
  • Brotherhood
  • Women’s Missionary Union
  • Tape Ministry
  • Bus Ministry

At the present time, Faith Baptist Church is in the planning stages to build a facility to house Sunday School rooms and a multipurpose fellowship hall that will also provide space for youth activities.