First Baptist Church of Floydada

The church's first resident pastor, R. E. L. Muncy, was a Virginian who in 1897 founded the community named for him, seven miles northwest of Floydada. When the Santa Fe built through in 1910 it put in a switch at Muncy, and the next year Reverend Muncy was appointed postmaster, but he resigned and the office never opened. On September 11, 1910, he organized the Muncy Missionary Baptist Church at the local school, which had been built as Mayshaw. The church moved to Lockney in 1926; the school closed in 1947.

What the plaque says

First Baptist Church of Floydada On July 19, 1891, the Rev. I. B. Kimbrough and a small group of worshipers met in the dugout home of Joe Arnold to organize the Floyd City Baptist Church. The congregation conducted early worship services in the North Side School building and at the local Methodist church. After the town's name was changed to Floydada, the church was renamed First Baptist Church of Floydada. Several traveling ministers served the congregation during its early years. The Rev. R. E. L. Muncy was called as first resident pastor in 1897, and he organized the first Sunday School in 1899. The congregation completed its first frame sanctuary at this site in 1908. Over the years additional property was acquired and larger structures were built to serve the growing membership. Throughout its history, the First Baptist Church has served the community with a variety of worship, educational, and outreach programs. The members and pastors have placed an emphasis on both foreign and home mission activities. The church continues to play an important role in Floyd County history. (1991)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum — 23 mi
  Crosbyton's museum of Blanco Canyon, built in 1958 as a copy of Hank Smith's Rock House, and the place to learn the canyon's 1871 fight between Mackenzie's cavalry and Quanah's Quahadi Comanche.

More markers nearby

• First Methodist Church of Floydada — steps away
• Floydada Chapter No. 31, Order of the Eastern Star — steps away
• Floydada Lodge No. 712, A. F. & A. M. — steps away
• First National Bank of Floydada — 0.2 mi