Our Story

McNeil Baptist Church has a long, rich history serving the McNeil Community, Luling, and the surrounding area for over a century.

Led by the Reverend B.F. Dixon of the San Marcos Baptist Association, members of the McNeil Creek Community met on June 30, 1888 to organize a local congregation. They chose the name McNeil Creek Baptist Church and the congregation began to hold worship services in a local schoolhouse. R.W. King was elected church clerk, a position he held for the next twenty-two years.

As the church began to grow, so did the need for a permanent home. A building committee was formed in 1895 and began raising funds. Samuel McCarley donated two acres of land to the church on February 1896 and by November 1896, the sanctuary was completed.

In 1908, the church name was shortened to McNeil Baptist Church. A large tabernacle was added to the south of the church which provided space for Sunday School and revivals until it and the original church building were removed and a new building was constructed in 1947. To further serve the growing congregation, an annex was added onto the west end of the auditorium in 1952. On August 10, 1986, the Bro. J.O. Folkes Educational Building was dedicated.

The rest of our story is yet to be written. Come join us and see how God is moving and blessing.