Read full article: Suspects arrested 2 months after shooting near Texas Southern University ... along with being the founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston’s Third Ward.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's a dream 14 years in the making, but it took the pandemic to bring it to life. Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church opened its brand new building over the weekend after not ...

The Rev. William A. Lawson Jr., long one of the most influential ministers in the city, announced his retirement from Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday, the 42nd anniversary of the church he ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Third Ward is home to many churches, including several large ones. But few are are able to identify with that community more than Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church ...

Read full article: The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights ... Read full article: Houston civil rights icon, founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Rev. William ‘Bill’ Lawson, dies ...

Less than 24 hours after the announcement, leadership at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church ... Avenue but in Houston and in Texas and across this nation around the world.” Church officials said ...

Wheeler Baptist Church ... Komen Breast Cancer Foundation partnered with the church, located at 3826 Wheeler Ave. in Houston’s Third Ward, in an effort to give breast health information to ...

William Lawson, a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, has died ... church and supporting the brave Texas Southern University students during ...

Smith is part of the First Aid Care Team at Wheeler Avenue Baptist ... church partners that are entrenched in the community,” Mmeje said. “Wheeler fit the bill.” Other congregations in ...

Taking place Friday, March 8, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, 3826 Wheeler Ave., Houston, TX 77004. Tickets are free to the public but require a reservation; two tickets per ...

The Rev. William Lawson, pastor emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church of Houston ... advocated for desegregation in Houston and was an academic professor at Texas Southern University.