A Church of Christ congregation has existed in Atascosa County since at least 1858, when a congregation met at the head of Lucas Creek. Around 1910, a group of Pleasanton women led by Texana (Holder) Brite began holding Church of Christ services in their homes. As membership increased, services were held on the grounds of the former Atascosa County Courthouse after the county seat moved from Pleasanton to Jourdanton. In 1914, Martha Jane (Price) Hines, Mahalia Elizabeth (Duck) Morris, and Victor Hilton Tumlinson purchased land as trustees of the Pleasanton congregation, and a small frame church building was constructed there in 1924. Although women were the congregation's driving force, they were not allowed to preach, so men from San Antonio came on Sundays to do so. Until the 1930s, baptisms were held in Martin's swimming pool at the west end of Franklin Street. Long-time Sunday school teachers included Nanny Mauldin, Mrs. Morris Pruett, and Iris Andrews. The first full-time preacher, John Lee Norris, was hired in 1935. Community and missionary outreach remained important through the years, including a radio ministry from 1952 to 1959, sponsorship of missionaries to Guatemala beginning in 1959, and the establishment of a jail ministry and Vacation Bible School. Today, Pleasanton Church of Christ continues as a spiritual and community leader.