God gave a vision for establishing First Baptist Church, Pearl River to seven charter members. Organized on August 5, 1912, the new church began meeting at Pearl River Methodist Church.

Just one day after its establishment, many neighbors and friends met at the river's edge by an old pump house to baptize four new members. The church did not hesitate to "run with" their God-given vision and began the first building in August 1913.

Though the new congregation had to wait patiently and work purposefully for their vision to become reality, they finally dedicated their first building on September 5, 1920 (see picture above).

As First Baptist Church grew, it sent messengers to the Southern Baptist convention in Kansas City, Missouri, in March 1923. At this time, the church was invited to join the convention. One year later, the first three deacons met. Those elected were Enoch Blackwell, Ellis Crawford, And O. J. Smith.

Having begun with only seven charter members, First Baptist Church grew to a membership of 140 by 1927 - only 12 years after its establishment. Indeed, God had blessed their obedience to the vision He had given.