1845
The Southern Baptist Convention formed a missionary organization to take the gospel out West.
1869
Thirteen families settled in the Texas plains and established the Holford Prairie Church.
1882
The church grew to 37 people and moved into town, creating First Baptist Church of Lewisville.
1962
First Baptist Church of Lewisville planted a church just down the road, Lakeland Baptist Church.
1978
Lakeland Baptist Church planted Highland Village First Baptist Church in Highland Village.
2002
Highland Village First Baptist Church became The Village Church after Matt Chandler became lead pastor.
2005
The Village Church planted its first church, Providence Church in Frisco, Texas, under the leadership
of Barry Keldie.
2006
The Village Church planted its second church, CityView Church in Keller, Texas, with Rick White as the
lead pastor.
2007
The Village Church and Grace Temple Baptist Church merged into a new congregation, the Denton campus.
2009
The Highland Village campus moved to a vacant Albertson’s and became the Flower Mound campus.
2009
The Village Church formed its third campus, Dallas Northway, with Northway Baptist Church.
2011
The Village Church sent Scott Brooks to Coppell, Texas, to start its third church plant, The Door.
2013
The Village Church, after purchasing a building the previous year, launched its fourth campus, Fort Worth.
2014
The Village Church sent Blake Chilton to plant Declaration Church in Bryan-College Station, Texas.
2014
The Village Church purchased a church building in the city of Plano and named Hunter Hall the Plano campus pastor.
2015
We officially changed our name from First Baptist Church of Highland Village to The Village Church.
2016
The Village Church launched its sixth campus, Southlake, with Carroll Baptist Church.