Photograph of Mary Roberts, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. She wears a necklace with a flower pendant.

Church pamphlet summarizing a fundraising campaign to build a new classroom building for the First Baptist Church of Rockwall, including graphs displaying church growth, floor maps of the proposed building, and soliciting donations to the church. The pamphlet begins with a short history of the church, and includes a frequently-asked-questions page.

Certificate of registration issued by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, certifying the Baraca Sunday school of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall's enrolllment into the convention's Organized Class Department.

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men hold shovels on a pile of of upturned dirt, looking to the left and smiling. A microphone on a stand is placed in front of them.

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men, holding shovels, dig out clumps of soil from a field of dirt on the church grounds while a handful of people watch from nearby, looking onward.

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men, holding shovels, dig out clumps of soil from a field of dirt on the church grounds while a handful of people watch from nearby, looking onward.

Photograph of a crowd at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church, gathered on a parking lot adjacent to the church building. In front of the crowd are prominent leaders of the church, some wearing hard hats, standing near four shovels wrapped with bows and lodged in the dirt. Inside the church, people watch the ceremony from a window (center right). The church's steeple and the city's water tower are both visible behind the church building.

Photograph of ceremony participants for a new worship center's groundbreaking ceremony at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The participants stand side by side in front of a paved parking lot, with an amplifier on a tripod stand and a microphone placed before them. Two men at right stand near a small pile of upturned dirt.

Photograph of members of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall gathered for the church's 125th anniversary. They are gathered in a large crowd on a lawn in front of the church's worship center, facing South Goliad Street behind the photographer.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker set on a large tripod. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker set on a large tripod. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a prayer being held at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two individuals, standing behind a microphone and a loudspeaker, bow their heads. Members of the church staff standing behind also bow in prayer.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a prayer being held at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two individuals, standing behind a microphone and a loudspeaker, bow their heads. Members of the church staff standing behind also bow in prayer.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a convention of Baptist adult Sunday schools in Rockwall organized by the Philathean Society. Several women stand on the steps of a church building, arranged in four rows. Two groups of women along the front row each hold a sign, a pennant at left reading "Philathea" and a flag-shaped banner at right reading "First Annual Convention Banner." Names of attendees is listed on the back of the photograph.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the southeast, a large crowd of people stands together on the location of the worship center, watching a speaker talk into a microphone. The speaker holds a book, and two men in suits stand behind him.

Photograph of a "The Gift" choir, arranged in the main sanctuary of the Rockwall First Baptist Church, which is decorated for Christmas with poinsettias and biblical imagery. The choir members, wearing red stoles and holding, red choir books, stand in three rows behind the conductor's podium and music stand, in front of the pews, where congregants are seated. A logotype reading "The Gift" is projected or printed above the choir.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones. The crowd watches a group of people stand near a pile of upturned soil at right.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones.

Photograph of foundation work outside the First Baptist Church of Rockwall for a parking lot. A concrete retaining wall has been built along the corner of the church property, with a large and uneven field of dirt spanning within the wall. Suburban neighborhoods are visible in the background.