Tomball United Methodist Church

The first church was built in 1910 using lumber from local sawmills. The wooden pews were donated. When the first lumber was delivered, the people went there on Sunday morning, sat on lumber and had Sunday School. Dr. J. W. Metzler, father of Dora Coleman and Della Ives donated the church bell. This same bell hangs today at the southwest corner of the Family Life Building.

In 1932, Sunday School rooms were added to the wooden church. In the early 1950’s, a fine brick sanctuary was built at the corner of Peach and Moore streets. The new house of worship contained the “best of equipment: air-conditioning, organ, pulpit furniture, etc.” A brick education building in keeping with the design of the new sanctuary was added in 1966. The parsonage on North Magnolia Street was purchased in August 1972. It was during this time that an additional worship service was added to accommodate the increasing number of members.

The town and the church continued to grow. In the early 1980’s, 10 acres of vacant land was purchased on Baker Drive to be the site for the future expansion and development. The first phase of construction was the Family Life Building, which was completed in 1985. From this time until the Peach Street property was sold in 1993, the congregation continued to worship at the Peach Street site. After the sale, the congregation was moved completely to the Baker Drive site. Worship services were held in the Family Life Building and a new Education Building was planned. The Education Building was completed and occupied in January 1994.

Since 1994, the Tomball United Methodist Church has continued to use these two buildings to the fullest while praying and planning for a new sanctuary.

To accommodate the needs of the members, on August 5, 2001, the morning schedule was changed again, offering an early morning traditional worship service at 8:30 a.m., then having a Sunday school for all ages at 9:45 a.m., followed by a contemporary worship service at 10:50 a.m..

This schedule change also prepared Tomball United Methodist church for its move into the new sanctuary, which was erected west of the educational building. The move to the new sanctuary was completed and celebrated on November 29, 2001. The official consecration service was held on December 9, 2001 at 10:50 a.m.