In 1928 First Christian Church, which has been in downtown Fort Worth since it was founded in 1855, decided to build an educational facility to house their expanding operations. The church engaged the architectural firm of Van Slyke and Woodruff, which had plans for this seven-story facility. More than a classroom building, the structure also housed a gymnasium and swimming pool as well as a kitchen and meeting hall. The brick building, which was connected to the main church building, had cast stone trim, a copper clad roof, and stained glass windows on the first two floors. The building’s materials and style complemented the design of the main church. The Education Building was demolished in 1990. A shrinking church membership and the need for funds to restore the main building led church members to make an agreement to sell the structure in 1984 to a firm planning to construct an office building on the site. Economic constraints delayed development plans, and the site is currently used for parking.
