History

In the early 1930’s, a small group of people began to pray that God would send a revival to the city of Palestine. Little did they know how soon those prayers would be answered – and continue to be answered – over 70 years later.

In June of 1932, A.J. Richey, from the Richey Evangelistic Association in Houston, was asked to come lead a revival under a big tent that was erected at the corner of Conrad and Coronaca streets. What they originally thought would last a few days continued for six weeks, as hundreds of people were touched by the power and presence of God. Realizing that God desired to continue the work He started, plans were made to build a permanent structure in place of the tent, and on October 1, 1932, regular services began at Evangelistic Temple. Over seventy years later, that same power and presence is still changing lives.

The church experienced tremendous growth in the late nineties, and soon the congregation outgrew the building. Plans began on a new building that would accommodate this growth, and in 2002, the church was moved to its new location on the North Loop.