Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church was organized in mid-summer of 1872, at the home of James Moore Coffman.
Mt. Pleasant had 12 charter members: David H. Coffman, Sr. and his wife Harriet; James Moore Coffman and his wife Tempie; Robert Coffman and his wife Maggie; Thomas Coffman and his wife Sarah; Mrs. Joe Layne; Mrs. Zeke Williams; Grandma Williams; and J.K.P. Williams.
The Reverend J.K.P. (Polk) Williams was chosen as the first minister and served as pastor for more than 10 years.
The church met from home to home until David H. Coffman, Sr. and Joseph Layne donated land to Grayson County for a school, cemetery, and church in 1879.
A one-room log cabin was built and served as the first Layne School and Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. This is the location of the present day Layne Elementary School.
After several years, a larger, one-room white frame building was built, serving again as the school and church. This structure burned to the ground in 1922, forcing the church to purchase land and rebuild.
The new church, now 212 members strong was erected in the 2400 block of West Walker, and consisted of a small auditorium and a few classrooms, plus additional two classrooms housed in a small structure in the back.
In 1946, the property at 2401 W. Morton was purchased, and the fourth Mt. Pleasant was built at a cost of $28,000. The new church boasted of a large auditorium, raised rostrum for a 30-member choir, 11 classrooms, nursery, kitchen, and study.
The first church on West Morton was destroyed by fire in 1951, but was rebuilt bigger and better later that same year. 
In December 1965, eight additional lots adjoining the church property were purchased. A new sanctuary, complete with a spacious choir loft and seating for 550, was built in 1966 for $150,000.
The old auditorium was converted into an educational building and is presently used for classrooms, assemblies, and a fellowship area.
As of 2007, the church is approximately 135 years old. 
The City of Denison was founded in 1872.
