“The future Parkway Baptist Church was established on February 21, 1976 under the vision of six men and by the leadership of the Holy Spirit. The first service was held at the Pit Stop on Mayhaw Drive, where the name Parkway was selected on March 27, 1976.

 On September 25, 1977, Parkway Baptist Mission was incorporated with 232 Charter Members into a New Testament Church under the moderation of Pastor E.P. Hardin of Uvalde Baptist Church. The first pastor of Parkway Baptist Church was Paul Stephenson, who moved to Houston in July of 1977.  June 1978 was a watershed month as Parkway became a sponsoring church for a mission in Kings Lake Forest subdivision. Tracy and Rhonda Hearnsberger were called as the mission leaders.

 Pastor Frank Biles followed Bro. Paul in leading the church through the ‘oil bust’ of the mid-eighties, and was succeeded by Dr. George Miller in the late eighties.  The church was then blessed with Pastor Dane Fowlkes, who led the church to great growth and outreach until the church was blessed with the opportunity to commission Bro. Dane and his wife Gina as missionaries to Africa. Jim Townsend followed Dane as pastor, where his generous spirit led the church to giving one of the largest Lottie Moon Christmas offerings ever collected.

 Our sixth pastor – Elbert White – was called in December 1999 after many years of missionary service in Africa, Southern Asia, and Panama. Bro. White stood firm with the church through Tropical Storm Allison, leading us in a time of great property loss for both the church and the community. We were blessed to have Bro. White with us until he retired. 

Parkway Baptist Church called our current pastor, John Swann, in January 2008, and look forward to the opportunities to serve the Lord and reach the world in the coming years.”