About Our Church

Tri-County Baptist Church began in Katy, Texas, in 1979, meeting in a storefront while saving for a permanent home. In time, the church purchased acreage outside of town and began building a fund for construction.

During those early years, a missionary the church supported wrote with an urgent need. His congregation had poured the foundation and raised the walls of a church building, but they needed $10,000 to complete the roof before the rainy season began.

With no building of their own, giving away a large portion of their building fund might have seemed impractical. Yet Pastor Rick Shrader believed the Lord was leading Tri-County to help. The men of the church wholeheartedly agreed, and the church sent $10,000 to the mission field.

God richly blessed that sacrificial step of faith. Within one year, Tri-County had its own beautiful church building, completely debt-free.

That same spirit continues today. We remain committed to generous missions giving, seeing souls saved, staying debt-free, and serving the Lord with zeal.