First Methodist Church of San Benito was organized on January 22, 1908, less than one year after the platting of San Benito, by the Rev. C.E.W. Smith, a pastor in Brownsville. Smith preached to the congregation once a month at a local one-room schoolhouse. The congregation later moved its meetings to a two-room schoolhouse and then to a Baptist church sanctuary before constructing a Methodist church building on this site in 1910. The following year, the Rev. W.N. Vernon became the church's first full-time pastor. Its early years were marked by increased membership, particularly under the pastorate of the Rev. J. Fisher from 1915 to 1922. From its beginnings, the congregation has sponsored international mission teams and has actively participated in and organized interdenominational associations and classes. Through programs including counseling and food and clothing projects, the church has aided others. It also showed concern for servicemen, as women of the congregation created medical supplies and clothing for soldiers during World Wars I and II. Members expanded facilities at this site over the years, including the construction of a new sanctuary in 1931. Today, First United Methodist Church of San Benito continues as a spiritual leader, helping those in need and playing a vital role in the betterment of the community and the lower Rio Grande Valley.