In the early 20th century, Presbyterians in the Taft area first worshiped with other denominations in a tent and later shared services with Methodists in a school and assembly hall built in 1909 by the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co. They began meeting in the school building in 1918, and in 1920 the First Presbyterian Church of Taft was officially organized with 28 charter members and the Rev. C.S. Long as its first minister. That same year, the Taft Presbyterian and Methodist congregations jointly built a sanctuary on this site on land provided by the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co. In 1922, the congregation bought and moved a house from Rockport to use as the Presbyterian manse, placing it beside the sanctuary, and in 1923 it purchased the Methodists' interest in the sanctuary. In 1924, Presbyterians from Gregory transferred their membership to the Taft congregation. Over the following decades, members expanded the church property, organized women's, men's, and youth groups, supported regional efforts during World War II, sponsored other area churches, a Presbyterian girls' school, and Vacation Bible School for children from their own congregation and from Rising Star Baptist Church, and presented a live nativity scene each Christmas from 1957 to 1991. Although church membership and the city's population declined in the late 20th century, the congregation continued to serve its community.