The First 100 Years of Lubbock's Church

Who were the first church assemblies in Lubbock?

The Quakers, who originated in Estacado and moved to Lubbock - they dissolved and melded into the other congregations.

The Church of Christ was the first group to hold a worship service in Lubbock.

First Baptist and First Methodist were the first congregations to officially organize.

First Baptist was the first church to build a building.

Regardless of who was "first," by 1909, the year Lubbock was established, there were seven thriving, established congregations - known currently by the following names: First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church, First Christian Church, Broadway Church of Christ, First Presbyterian Church, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and First Church of the Nazarene.

Click here for a brief summary of the development of the Lubbock's Church written by Steve Doles, as part of his research in pursuit of his Doctor of Ministry Degree at Fuller Theological Seminary.

The links below will take you the the histories of the first seven congregations as currently found on their respective websites:

First Baptist Church

First Methodist Church

First Christian Church

 Broadway Church of Christ

First Presbyterian Church

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

First Church of the Nazarene

Other Church Histories:

LakeRidge Methodist Church

New Hope Foursquare Church

Church on the Rock

Calvary Baptist Church

Trinity Church

Community Baptist Church

Green Lawn Church of Christ

Highland Baptist Church

Pathway Assembly

Raintree Christian Church

St. Paul's Episcopal Church