Bridgeport began to grow after the Rock Island Railroad established a line near the town on the banks of the West Fork of the Trinity River in 1893. In 1895, the family of J.A. Weakley moved from Decatur to Bridgeport and, as charter members of other Presbyterian churches in the area, decided to start a Presbyterian church there. After meeting in a school for several years, twelve charter members officially organized the church on April 1, 1898. In September 1898, the Bridgeport town company sold two lots to the church for $1, and the first church building, a Carpenter Gothic structure, was completed by the end of that year. Over the years, the congregation worshiped in the original 1898 building, a second structure built in 1960, and a rebuilt version of that second structure after a fire in 1974. Opportunities for women to organize began almost immediately, including the Women's Auxiliary in 1899 and the Women's Missionary Union in 1901, later called the Presbyterial Auxiliary of Fort Worth Presbytery. Martha Green Weakley, a charter member and an early leader of both organizations, traveled the area giving speeches on Christian education and methods of organization. Descendants of charter members William Montford and Jane Holden Montford of Ireland have maintained continuous membership in the church. In the 1960s, the church began sharing services and programs with other Bridgeport denominations through youth, community, and educational activities, and for more than a century it has served as a beacon of light in the community.