If you were heading down Wellborn road Friday afternoon you may have noticed traffic was a little slower. That's because a 31-foot wide, 18-foot tall church was making it's way to its new home.

The historical landmark, Rock Prairie Missionary Baptist Church, has a long history. It started off as a house of knowledge.

"From 1900 until about 1917 or so it was a rural school for this area," Henry Mayo with the Brazos County Historical Commission said.

Then later, the school grew into a house of worship. Now after more than a century on the same tract of land, it's moving day for the "house" to become a home.

"We found out they were going to tear this church down, and my husband was like 'if they're not going to be able to move it and are just going to tear it down--it sure would be nice to have'," Terrie Kunz said.

Terrie Kunz and her husband decided to take on the daunting task of moving the historical church to Millican, and renovating it into a home.

"It's actually going to be a house for my mom and dad, because they're retired and live in Alvin, Tx and are wanting to relocate here," Kunz said.

But moving it is half the battle. A little elbow grease, and a lot of manpower later, and it's finally time to hit the road.

A concept which isn't new to the Kunz family.

"We moved a house 15 years ago in Texas City, Texas and we made a house out of it, and then we moved another house about four years ago," Kunz said. "It was a building in Navasota, and we turned it into a house for my mother in law."

"We're so happy the Kunz's have taken it and spent their own money to move it and restore it," Mayo said.

After weeks of planning, the house makes the final journey home.

The land the church was originally built on, was purchased by a realty investor who officials say plans to develop it with apartments or mixed retail, depending on the zoning limitations.

That same company also paid to have the church congregation moved into a new and improved building just a couple of miles away.