The Lomax Church of Christ began with Brother and Sister T. M. Lawson, who were the early founders. Their strong faith in God kept the work alive there, even when the membership dropped to four or five in number.

It was in the spring of 1918 that Brother Lawson and his family moved to the Lomax Crossroads community. Since there was no church meeting there, they worshipped with the congregation which met in the town of Hohenwald, approximately two miles from the Lomax community. Brother Lawson hitched the horse to their buggy, loaded his family, which at that time consisted of three daughters and two sons, and made the trip to worship.

One Sunday morning, as they were getting ready for services, a guest dropped by to visit. This was not to deter Brother Lawson. He invited the guest to go with them. However, the invitation was declined. The Lawson family went on to church. Strangely enough, the following Sunday another guest dropped by to visit. Once again, an invitation was given to the guest to join them in worship and, once again, the invitation was declined. The Lawsons went on to church.

There were three or four families living near Brother and Sister Lawson, so Brother Lawson discussed with them plans to start a congregation in that community. This they did and met, temporarily, in the Lawson home. Then for the next several years, they met in a nearby dwelling which was also used for a schoolhouse. In this dwelling the congregation experienced high, as well as low points. One high point was their first gospel meeting held by Brother Charlie Tidwell. This meeting lasted a week. Shortly thereafter, in 1923, the building burned. Following this sad event, the congregation rented a dwelling house from Sister S. A. Grover for three dollars a month until they could build another building.

Back in the early years, few churches had a regular preacher. They had what were called "itinerant preachers." These men would preach every Sunday, but at a different congregation. This was especially true in country churches. One reason, and possibly the main reason, was that very few of these congregations could afford a full-time minister. Due to the lack of funds, it was not uncommon for the preachers to receive other methods of payments - eggs, chickens, canned or fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. - in lieu of money. Because of their dedication to preaching the gospel of Christ, many of the men would faithfully and happily preach the word, in spite of the fact that money would not be available.