Jake Bigford knows his town will likely become a suburb of Houston during his lifetime. Sandwiched between Houston and Galveston, Santa Fe—named after the railroad—boasts small-town charm and just over 13,000 residents. “We are quickly seeing Houston knock on our doorstep,” said Bigford, pastor of First Baptist Church in Alta Loma, a southwestern Galveston County neighborhood that became part of Santa Fe in 1978. For Bigford, Santa Fe and FBC Al…
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