July 30, 1896.

In conference, Oct. 4, 1921, the church voted to change its name to Vigo Park Missionary Baptist Church. They moved to Vi go Park in December and a Sunday School was added in conjunction with the Methodist Church and operated as a union school. The church had a membership of 59.

In 1928 a basement was constructed as the beginning of a building, with Brother E. R. Stiles as pastor. Brother Stiles was followed by John O. Scott, J. A. Lindley, L. A. Blair, and Charles Odom.

The church began meeting in the Methodist

building again in 1943 because of the condition of the basement, and a union Sunday School was again formed with the Baptist having services twice a month.

Brother Jerry Terry was called in the latter part of 1960, as the first full time pastor, and moved to the Baptist parsonage Jan. 24, 1961. In Feb. the church voted to build a church building. While it was being constructed services were held in the San Jacinto School. The ground breaking service was held on Easter Sunday, April 2, 1961, and the church building was dedicated free of debt, Feb. 18, 1962. A Brotherhood was organized that same year.

While Brother Rex Newkirk was pastor, the organizations of W.M.S., Sunbeams, and RA, were started. During the ministry of Brother James Allison, the church had the largest Vacation Bible school enrollment in its history in the spring of 1967.