A congregation in Duncanville grew from a Union Sunday School organized in 1882 soon after the railroad reached the city. Classes met weekly at Union Hall, an interdenominational place of worship that had served surrounding communities for several years. The Methodist church in Duncanville was officially organized in 1883 with fourteen charter members and the Rev. George W. Owens as its first pastor. In 1889, during the pastorate of the Rev. C. G. Shutt, the congregation erected its first church building at this site, and it served for about forty years until a larger structure was built. The church's growth paralleled that of Duncanville, with its greatest increase in membership coming after World War II. After years as a circuit church, the congregation became a full-time station in 1946. Over the years, it actively served and met community needs, counted many of Duncanville's earliest settlers and town leaders among its members, and remained an important element in the area's heritage from the first days of the city's settlement.