Beginning with ten or twelve members the church has grown until twelve hundred and twenty-five have come into our fellowship. It has become the mother of four living, active and flourishing churches. Many of those who were baptized into the fellowship of this church are now laboring for Jesus in different parts of the world. There are at present 436 members, and hundreds have gone triumphantly to heaven. Only the faintest outline of the history of this people has been given in this summary. Facts interesting to the church members, but not so interesting to this body, are withheld. Only the briefest record has been kept from time to time, and unfortunately part of that is gone. But form what facts are available and from what memory can furnish we have many reasons for believing that the First Hillsboro Baptist church has done a great and good work for God and perishing souls. Only eternity can reveal all that has been accomplished. What inspiration is afforded by the study of the history of God’s people! How we see His hand in all the years moving, guiding and overruling all things to His glory and for the good His people. What an inspiration to every church to make a good record—to live in harmony, fellowship and love! And what an inspiration to every member to live for the glory of Christ and the highest good of one another! To the church and to the members of the church God is calling all generations for earnest, God-fearing, consecrated and holy living.