Early Texas settlers in the Granbury area often worshipped in homes, outdoors, and under brush arbors, and a group of men and women held services near where Lambert's Branch joins the Brazos River. In 1866, the Rev. J.N. Chandler encountered this small group while traveling through the area and agreed to serve as pastor for almost 20 years. Other early pastors and leaders included S.L. Tarrant, H.A. Thompson, U.M. Robinett, and J.F. Nutt. During Chandler's tenure at Young Missionary Baptist Church, the congregation organized a Sunday school in 1878 and joined the Paluxy Association in 1880. In 1882, the church began planning a sanctuary, and members of the Nutt family sold property to deacons I.M. Steele, C.W. Miller, and Thomas Lockett. The congregation dedicated its house of worship in April 1884, and that building served until 1904, when a different lot was chosen for a larger structure. Church members actively supported missions locally and internationally, with the Granbury Auxiliary of the Foreign Missionary Society organizing in 1890 and later combining with the Home Missionary Society, while the Woman's Missionary Society raised funds for sanctuaries and a parsonage and served the community through a hospital pledge. The congregation also supported mission churches in nearby Thorp Spring and Fairview. The First Baptist Church of Granbury moved to its present site in the 1990s and, after more than 100 years of worship, continues to serve its members and community.