Photograph of Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson on the porch of the first building of the First Baptist Church in Rockwall. Melcena stands in a striped dress at left; George is seated at right. Notes written on the back of the image indicates a relation to Joe and Verna Odell ("Verna's parents").

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 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.

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1934, gathered together in dozens atop a large field in front of suburban homes. Several cars are parked behind the crowd of people, especially at left. Children are seated along the front of the crowd. A note on the back indicates the type of gathering ("Open-Air church mtg"), and the church's pastor at the time, E. K. Daugherty.

Photograph of the junior department in the Rockwall First Baptist Church, seated together in fours in a small room. Two rows of adults stand in the back. Numerous children make up the front four rows, smiling and facing the camera. A paper attached to the back numbers and identifies the people in the image.

Photograph of the deacon body and a class of pastors of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1955. Several men, dressed in suits and arranged in two rows, are seated on couches and chairs in a decorated room.

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.

Photograph of a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall standing next to a Harry Anderson painting of Jesus next to the United Nations headquarters, which hangs on a wooden wall.

Photograph of costumed actors in the front of the worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir section is decorated with a backdrop of a rock wall and a palm trees.

Photograph of costumed actors in the front of the worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir section is decorated with a backdrop of a rock wall and a palm trees.

Photograph of babies playing on the floor in a room within the Rockwall Fist Baptist Church. Two babies, one crawling (left), lay on the floor with wooden toys scattered in front of them, looking upwards. Another babt is held by a kneeling woman (top left), next to an unoccupied rocking chair.

Photograph of a class held in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Adult students sit on rows of wooden chairs and stand along the back of the wall while a teacher (identified as "Tresenwriter") speaks from a podium at right. Several students are identified by name on the back of the photograph: standing in the back (positions unspecified), Anna Loflond, May Canup, Rhoda Holt, Myrtle Rlatts, Lofland, and Gilbert. Seated students: Clemmie Fondren, Janie Cook, Seely, Gladys Williams, Ethel Fondren, Harris, Andrews, Crawford, and Halford.

Photograph of a camera being operated in the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. The camera is attached to the wall, pointed at an opening above the stand from which it is stationed. An operator hinges the camera, looking into its viewfinder.

Photograph of a celebration at a table in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Six people are seated along the table with paper plates and plastic cups, having conversations and smiling. Another table is placed in the background; three candles and a ribbon decoration are placed on each table.

Photograph of a celebration at a table in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Six people are seated along the table with paper plates and plastic cups, one having turned in his chair to look at the photographer. Three candles and a ribbon decoration are placed on the table.

Photograph of a celebration at a table in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Four people are seated along the table with paper plates, slices of cake, and plastic cups, facing the photographer and smiling. Three candles and a ribbon decoration are placed on the table.

Photograph of an unknown ceremony involving missionaries from the Rockwall First Baptist Church in Brazil. A woman in a dress (center) holds a bouquet of flowers, looking to the right and standing in front of an altar with a flower vase. A man with a banner reading "B. VOS SAÚDAM" ("we salute you" in Portuguese) stands to her left; Black women also stand along with the group at far left and right. Confetti falls from the air onto a small model of a church building placed on a table with a call bell.

Photograph of an unknown ceremony involving missionaries from the Rockwall First Baptist Church in Brazil. A man, seated next to a woman in a chair, is donned with a banner across his chest reading "B. VOS SAÚDAM" ("we salute you" in Portuguese). The woman at right watches onward with a basket of flowers at her feet. Two children flank the missionaries, watching intently.

Photograph of multiple children standing at a low desk with a woman in a children's room within the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Numerous papers are scattered on the desk, alongside the woman's own book, which is set in front of her. The children look around the room, which is decorated with illustrations of owls and butterflies and is furnished with shelves, books, and chairs.

Photograph of children standing in a fall-themed room within the Rockwall First Baptist Church. A stuffed scarecrow sits atop a dresser or upright piano, and paper cutouts of witches, spiders, and bats hang on the wall. The children stand in the corner of the room, some sitting on the floor (left); they are grouped with parents sitting on metal chairs (right).

Photograph of children in a fall-themed room within the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Paper cut-outs of ghosts, witches, spiders, and pumpkins hang on the wall. Several children stand along the back wall along with several parents standing among the children. Others walk around, some running in front of the group of children.