The First Baptist Church of Homosassa had its beginnings in October of 1945 when a tent revival was held for three weeks. Following the revival, regular services were held each week until December 2, 1945. We became a mission under the watch-care of Hebron Baptist Church in Hernando County. Many memorable first occurred on December 2, 1945. The first baptismal service was held, a church clerk was elected, a committee of five men was appointed to locate a lot on which to build a church, and a financial committee was appointed to raise the money to start the building process. The first revival after being organized was held in June 1946. On May 18, 1947 the dedication of the church began by laying the cornerstone and sealing the Holy Bible. A first Vacation Bible School was held in 1960. On October 10, 1962 eighteen lots were donated to First Baptist Church. On May 9, 1963 the church exchanged this property for a more desirable location across the road from the old church site. A planning committee was elected in August of 1964 to construct a new and larger church. Dedication of the new church was held on October 17, 1965. Nesbitt Newton, Honorary Lifetime Deacon, and his wife, Janet, recalled some of their memories of our church history in an interview conducted by Jack and June Ragan in 1999. Mr. and Mrs. Newton described the condition of the old church building (before the property swap) to the Ragan's.  Mr. Newton said .before the old building was torn down, it was about to fall down. The cracks in the walls were large enough to stick your hand through them. There were iron seats in the old building and a wood heater. The Sunday School rooms were "curtains hung over a wire". Once the new property was acquired, Mr. Newton recalled how everyone in the church pitched in to clear the lot and dig the foundation for the new building. Mr. Newton also said one of the members brought a load of dirt to the property every time he came to church to fill in the "big water hole" that was on the property where the church office now sits. Mr. Newton graded the lot with his tractor after it was filled in. When asked how many people were in the congregation at this time, Mrs. Newton replied that "It started out with maybe just a handful of people and grew and grew and we had 125". One of the saddest memories that Mr. Newton had of First Baptist was when the church was making plans to move to a location on the east side of U.S. 19. About six families, including the Newton's, met and decided that the church should remain in its present location. Mr. Newton said they called the Mission Board and a preacher came the following Sunday. "And we had a service. And we started growing. That's what saved it." God continued to bless the First Baptist of Homosassa. We have been instrumental in establishing two mission churches. One in Ozello and the other on Hwy. 19, which later became Sun Coast Baptist Church. We also supported the Citrus Hill Mission for four years. The church also has survived several severe storms with extensive water damage, including the "No-Name Storm" of 1993. A Community Life Care Center was opened for benevolence purposes in March of 1994. The church continues to support the community not only for spiritual needs, but also with physical assistance in time of need. As the church continues to grow, many renovations have been made to buildings on the campus externally and internally, the grounds have been meticulously manicured. Just as there was a vision 65 years ago for FBC Homosassa, so there is a vision today. Where in the future we will look back on the year 2010 and be able to say that this was the year that a vision was realized and change happened. Each new day that happens, not only creates additional history but each new day brings hope for the future. God has great things in store for FBC Homosassa.