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

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bates, members of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Both are seated; Joe Bates on the left wears a pair of overalls, and Mrs. Bates on the right wears a floral shirt.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bates, members of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Both are seated; Joe Bates on the left wears a pair of overalls, and Mrs. Bates on the right wears a floral shirt.

Photograph of Clemmie Fondren, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Clemmie Fondren, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Ethna Anderson, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of W. L. Wimpee, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. He is seated in a cushioned chair.

Photograph of W. L. Wimpee, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. He is seated in a cushioned chair.

Photograph of E. A. Dawson, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of E. A. Dawson, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of E. A. Dawson, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Flora Piper, wife of Jack Piper, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of A. L. Dilbert, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of A. L. Dilbert, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Lou Seely, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Lou Seely, a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Lillie Blacketer (left) and her daughter, Martha Blacketer (right), members of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

Photograph of Lillie Blacketer (left) and her daughter, Martha Blacketer (right), members of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

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 seven men standing next to the altar within the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Behind the men is a stained-glass window, and to the right is a Christian flag.