First Baptist Church
600 N. St. Mary's St., BeevilleThis church was organized in 1869 as the Beeville Baptist Church. Its first sanctuary was built near
Poesta Creek in 1871. The congregation grew quickly, emerging as the largest among the 39 members of the regional Blanco
Baptist Association by 1876. The congregation changed its name to First Baptist Church of Beeville about 1887. Through
the efforts of the Rev. J. M. SaIlee and his family, the church began a tradition of extensive foreign missionary work
about 1900. The congregation built its fourth sanctuary at this site in 1957.