St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church history nearly long forgotten revisited.

St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church is one of the many forgotten religious institutions and churches of Pflugerville, Texas as well as the Austin/Travis County area. Only historians and long time residents of Pflugerville know about this religious institution.

St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1920 inside the small town of Pflugerville, Texas. Land was sparsely developed as Plfugerville was considered by most to be “out in the country”. According to the TSHA Handbook Online, the Pflugerville community built St. Matthew's Missionary Church by 1920 at Caldwell Lane. This church building was constructed out of native stone and red brick. Although St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church was mostly constructed out of native stone.

The church congregation met at Pflugerville Negro School (Pflugerville Colored School) before the church was completed. Several Baptist congregations of Travis County have met here over the years. In 1922, the church received improvements and renovations.

St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church had a cemetery through St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church. Some graves date back to the 1930s. Many graves appear to be unmarked. However 40 burials have been identified by the Austin Genealogical Society. St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church closed in 1973 and the St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church structure no longer remains as the structure has been long demolished. Lack of membership led to the church closing.

St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church was located at Caldwell Lane, Pflugerville, Texas, US 78660.