First Baptist Dallas receives a $7 million donation from Hobby Lobby CEO David Green to help rebuild the church’s historic sanctuary, which was destroyed in a 2024 fire.
The contribution significantly closes the gap in the church’s fundraising effort and positions the congregation to begin construction on a new worship space as early as 2026.
The downtown church, founded in 1890, has been working to replace its 134-year-old sanctuary after investigators determined the fire started in the building’s electrical system. Church leaders had already secured most of the funding for the project but still faced a multimillion-dollar shortfall before Green’s gift…