05/24/2026
It's , and we're taking a trip down
memory lane to where it all began for CBA.
In 1981, Mark Carr was working as a graphic arts salesman
for a photographic mural company. He had just moved to
Houston from upstate New York and was finding success
in his role, but he was restless. He felt like he was built to
be doing something different.
One night, feeling particularly discontent, Mark prayed
and asked God to provide him a business. The very next
day, while Mark was attending a Sunday school function
through Spring Branch Bible Church, a gentleman from
his class walked up, said that he was an automotive
technician, and asked Mark to help him start an
automotive repair shop.
The two men didn’t know what to call their new venture.
They were encouraged by their Sunday school class to
call it Christian Brothers Automotive, as they were two
brothers in Christ. So, in August 1982, Mark Carr and his
partner opened a complete automotive repair facility in
Mission Bend, Texas, a suburb of Houston, and founded
Christian Brothers Automotive Corporation (CBAC).