A lighthouse
still shining
Thomas McComb saw a community that needed a church. That 1869 vision still holds this family today.
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1869
A Visionary's Calling
Thomas McComb saw that Elmont needed a church. He planted a lighthouse for Christ that still shines today.
A Visionary's Calling, 1869 -
1888
Foundations & Growth
Seven wagons went to Jefferson, Texas for lumber. The congregation built the first permanent building.
Foundations & Growth, 1888 -
1945
Legacy
Elmont called its first full-time pastor. Two-week revivals drew people from miles away.
Legacy, 1945 -
2006
Expanding Horizons
A new worship center and education facility opened on the land across FM 121.
Expanding Horizons, 2006 -
2025
Be Family
Our vision is to Be Family, lived out through the five core values of G.R.A.C.E.
Be Family, 2025
1869
A Visionary's Calling
Thomas B. McComb had a vision, the people who had moved into the community of Elmont needed a church. He had already started several churches in the northern part of Texas and knew what it would take to make such a church succeed. His vision would lead to a lighthouse for Christ being planted in Elmont that still shines today: Elmont Baptist Church.
1888
Foundations & Growth
In 1869, the church began. It was originally named New Home Baptist Church, and one and one half acres of land was purchased from Joseph and Mary Jackson for a building site for thirty dollars. The name was changed to Elmont Baptist Church, and Rev. McComb became the first pastor. He served for 25 years until his retirement in 1894. A permanent building was not built until 1888 when the church dispatched seven wagons to Jefferson, Texas to buy lumber for the construction. The group led by John Bowen took six weeks to make the round trip journey. When the lumber arrived the members of the congregation pitched in and did the construction. This building served as the place of worship until 1949, when a new church building was constructed.
1945
Legacy
Preaching was monthly until the 1920s. In 1945 Elmont called their first full time pastor, Rev. Ed Neill. In the early 1900s a tabernacle was erected where the later church building would stand, and was used for summer worship services and revival meetings. These revival meetings often lasted two weeks, and people would come from miles away to worship.
2006
Expanding Horizons
In 1986, the church bought over seven acres of land across FM 121 for future expansion. In 2004 construction began on a new worship center and education facility. Construction was completed in September 2006, and the church moved into their new facility on the second Sunday of that month. In July of 2025, Khris Kennedy was called to serve as Lead Pastor. Under his leadership we have been on a mission to "Be Family" here at Elmont. We believe that God has called us to do family at home and family at church differently than the world and it is through changing the way we family that we will change the world. The family of Elmont is committed to live graciously with one another and pursue the world for Christ, praise God for such a special place!
2025
Be Family
Our primary Vision is to "Be Family." We do not want to just be a group of people who happen to meet in the same place each week to worship our Savior. We want to Be Family! We want to know and be known, love and be loved.
Our Mission is to "Change the Way We Family to Change the World." We believe that as we change the way we interact as family in the church it can help to change and strengthen the nuclear family, which can change the way we family in our community and the world.
We have 5 Core Values that help to undergird our Vision to "Be Family," and our Mission to "Change the Way We Family to Change the World." Those core values are found in the acronym of G.R.A.C.E.
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G
Grow
We are committed to growing in our relationships with Christ and each other.
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R
Reach
We want to reach our communities and the world with the message of Christ's love in the Gospel.
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A
Accept
We accept everyone, no matter where they may be on their faith journey so that we can point them to the truth of the Gospel and the power of the Scriptures.
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C
Celebrate
We are a celebratory people. We have been saved by Christ's work on the cross, adopted into His family, made into a family and we want to celebrate it all the time!
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E
Engage
We want everyone who calls Elmont Family to be deeply engaged with their brothers and sisters in Christ; serving each other, caring for each other, holding each other accountable, and loving as family.
Pastors
Current Lead Pastor
Khris Kennedy
Khris has been a member of Elmont since 2018, on staff since 2022, and has been our Lead Pastor since July of 2025. He and his wife Valinda have 4 children and 3 grandchildren.
Meet our leadersOther pastors who have served Elmont
- Thomas B. McComb
- John Lawhorn
- George Airehart
- Bro. Oxidine
- J.K. "Polk" Williams
- Johnny Miller
- J.F. Seagraves
- Bro. Freeman
- E.A. Wesson
- Jimmy Hunt
- T.E. Carter
- C.P. Lumpkin
- J.D. Harling
- T.E. Cole
- E.M. Atherton
- Bro. Russell
- Ed Neill
- A.C. Donath
- R.E. Prince
- T.W. Smith
- Howard Bryant
- Willie Gilbert
- R.L. Stanley
- Bro. Clark
- James Cameron
- Joe Griffin
- Lewis Lee
- Clifton Igo
- Bruce Cushman
- Dan Davis
- Wayne R. Williams
- G.W. Neiderhoffer
- Ralph White
- Robert Smith
- Bob Milligan
- Rodney Cook
- Mike Tignor
- Gene Norman
- Rob Prevost
- Jim Poole
- Mark Streetman
- Don Garner
- Jim Poole
- Mark Fletcher
Be a part of
our story
Join us every Sunday as we gather to worship together at 9:30 am and 11:00 am.