Ridglea Baptist congregation was organized in 1943. The two-story education building on the east was constructed in 1948-50 by the contracting firm of Voss and Arnold to architectural plans by R. S. Smith. The brick church was designed by architects Wilson and Patterson and erected by contractor 3. R. Parker in 1957. In Georgian Revival style, the church is embellished by a Classical pediment supported by Tuscan columns; the lighted steeple is a landmark at night from the east-west freeway.
