Lexingtonbr/Lee County, Texasbr/30 24.910' N 97 00.410' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Third Street and Burns Street. The church is on the southeast corner of the intersection.br/ br/Text: The Rev. E. E. Lee of the nearby Prospect Church inspired Elders John Claybaugh, J. W. D. Creath, D. Fisher, and J. G. Thomas, with nine charter members, to organize this church in Jan. 1855. The original building was erected later that year. The Rev. J. G. Thomas was the first pastor. Sunday School was founded in 1866. Prospect Church disbanded in 1949, and members joined the Lexington Church, which has built five successive houses of worship, has belonged to five regional Baptist associations, and has been served by twenty-nine pastors.