This congregation began in November 1890 when a group of Christians held services in a schoolhouse and prayer meetings in various homes. The congregation later purchased land at Pine and Prince streets and established Evergreen Baptist Church, with Rev. Dickerson as first pastor. In 1900, under Rev. Jack Rhone, the name changed to Magnolia Baptist Church. Property for the current location was purchased in 1925 during the term of Rev. Jim Alford, and during Rev. Rhone's second term the first sanctuary was completed. Rev. Ed Cannon, Rev. C.B. Baily, and Rev. D.C. Coney later served as pastors, and under Rev. Coney a new education building was dedicated on December 4, 1965. As membership continued to grow, a new sanctuary was completed and dedicated on September 6, 1981, and the name changed to Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church on April 30, 1995. The current sanctuary was dedicated on May 15, 2011. The church has supported missionary enterprises, home mission, Christian education, and foreign missions, reaching its community, state, and nation as well as Haiti and Africa, and it supports local missions through giving that helps recovering addicts and others with a changed environment, feeds the homeless, and aids local nursing homes, prayer ministries, and family ministries. Since its inception, Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont has been a light and beacon for all, with the motto, based on 1 Corinthians 2:2, "Jesus Christ only, always."