Bellaire residents founded the non-denominational Bellaire Union Congregational Church and Sunday School in 1911, holding services and classes in the local school building and the town's streetcar terminal known as the Pavilion. In 1919, many members of Bellaire Union and others petitioned the First Presbyterian Church of Houston to establish a presence in the community, and the Bellaire Mission was established on April 5, 1919, with the Rev. R.L. Jetton as pastor. Later that year, the first church building was erected on land donated by D.T. Austin. The Rev. Robert H. Bullock became the mission's first full-time pastor in 1940, and in 1942 a new brick sanctuary was dedicated. The mission became self-supporting in 1943, when the congregation became known as the Bellaire Presbyterian Church. During the mid-1950s, Bellaire Presbyterian helped establish several churches in the area. Membership grew rapidly, and in 1957 a new 1000-seat sanctuary was constructed at this site. The congregation reached 1,794 members by 1963. Bellaire Presbyterian played an important role in Bellaire's history and is the oldest continuing congregation in the community.