FRIENDSWOOD
This community was founded in 1895 by a
group of Friends (Quakers) led by F.J. Brown and
T.H. Lewis. They acquired the land from J.C.
League and named the settlement Friendswood.
From the very beginning, church and
school
were central to the life of this community. In 1900,
an Academy building was built on this site with
lumber from huge pine trees felled by the 1900
hurricane. The Friends church, which until 1958
was the only church in the community, used the
Academy building for both worship and education.
In the early years, it provided the
only secondary
educational facilities for the surrounding area. The
last school term was held in 1938, but the building
continued to be used for worship until 1949 when it
was replaced by a more modern structure.
The heritage of this community,
received from it's
founders, is based on Christ's words,
"Ye are my friends if you
do whatsoever I
command you." John 15:14.
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