History:

The year of 1952 was a year of God's extended grace and mercy for the town of Edna, TX. As a successful evangelist working under the care and direction of Rev. N.J. White in LaWard, TX., Rev. M.C. Lee felt the call of God to move to Edna. Using the LaWard church as the "mother church" and a borrowed tent, Rev. Lee held a revival on the corner of Ed Linn and Elm streets that summer of '52. From there, property was purchased at the corner of Pecan and Kleas streets, the tent was erected, and the First United Pentecostal Church of Edna was born.

Rev. Lee moved his family to Edna living in an 18' travel trailer for approximately 18 months. Needless to say, with two children, Carolyn who was 8 at the time, and Jimmy who was 2, the Lees were a very close family. Looking for more permanent facilities for the church, an officers club building was purchased from Aloe Field Air Force Base in Victoria, dismantled, and erected on the church property. The church building was built in the shape of a T providing living quarters for the Lee family in the back of the church and the sanctuary in the front. During construction, and the tent no longer providing useful proper accommodations for church, services were held in the home of a new member, Sis. Willa Mae Hudson. Then services were held for a while in the old Edna Herald building at 206 Ed Linn St.