Austin: First Colored Baptist Church

A-frame brick church with sign saying First Baptist Church
Sign with bell in brick frame saying First Baptist Church

Bell from the former church (Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum)

Cornerstone of brick building says First Baptist Church, erected 1966, Edwin Brown pastor, Building Committee M. Owens chairman

Cornerstone laid in 1966 at First Baptist Church. (Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum)

Congregation standing in front of Gothic style brick church

Congregation of First Baptist Church outside the church building in 1922 (Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum)

Group of women in dresses and hats with writing on photograph saying First Baptist Church, Austin Texas. 1926

Women’s bible class, 1926. (Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum)

People in choir robes on staircase

Choir of First Baptist Church, 1928 (Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum)

Man in priest robe with child and adult in water

Pastor Lee of First Baptist Church baptizing a child, ca. 1950s. (Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum)

Now known at First Baptist Church, the First Colored Baptist Church began as a slave congregation and is one of the oldest African American Baptist churches in Austin. It was officially organized in 1867 by the Reverend Jacob Fontaine. Today, the church is considered to be one of the oldest African American Baptist churches in Austin. The current building is the fourth home for this congregation.

First Baptist Church               

  • 4805 Heflin Lane, Austin, TX
  • 512-926-4759
  • National Register of Historic Places
  • This is an active church. Please be respectful of services.
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