Original: Though founded in 1887 , under Jack Hyles ' leadership from 1959 & ndash ; 2001 it became one of the megachurches in the United States and during the 1970s had the highest Sunday school attendance of any church in the world .
Simplified: In 1889 , the church erected its own structure for $ 2,358 when Marcus Towle , Hammonds first mayor and a member of FBC , donated land on Sibley Street to the church .