Harris County will soon get the first update on the LGBTQIA+ commission's progress since launching June 2023. Since the beginning, members have been gathering feedback on protecting LGBTQIA+ rights in the county ...
Just 10 days ago, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a roaring rally for 30,000 Houstonians ... The event created a veneer of enthusiasm and hope for strong turnout in the blue bastion. On Tuesday, Democrats were left wondering what went wrong ...
When you think about substance and impact, as it relates to advocacy and uplift for the Black community in the City of Houston, you must put Reverend Dr. Floyd Nathaniel (F.N.) Williams near the top of the list. The iconic pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was laid to rest this past Saturday, October 12th at God’s Grace Community Church. He was 95 ...
A Harris County justice of the peace has recalled all warrants issued through his court, thwarting law enforcement efforts in his jurisdiction to enforce traffic laws, pursue fraudulent check writers, and detain individuals who had failed to appear in court ...
Nearly two hundred pastors, elected officials, candidates, and leaders heard an information-packed briefing from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and a strong charge from his father Rev. Rafael Cruz, at a special breakfast hosted by Houston Area Pastor Council at Houston’s First Baptist Church on August 26. As always, pastors of “every color, every corner” came together for this event that served as an informal launch to ...
The Harris County Chief Equity Officer, Dr. Arelia Johnson, has introduced a new definition of equity that focuses on actively addressing and reducing disparities in benefits and burdens across the community ...
Houston Area Pastor Council leaders and pastors F.N. Williams Sr., F. N. Williams II, Willie Davis (now At Large City Council Pos. 2), Hernan Castano, and Dave Welch met with Houston Mayor John Whitmire as part of the launch of an exciting new phase for church/city relationship in the fourth largest city in America!
When disaster strikes, the first place many people go is to a church. In Sunnyside, that’s exactly what hundreds did in the days after Hurricane Beryl left well over two million Houstonians in the dark amid triple-digit heat index temperatures. At the First Missionary Baptist Church in Sunnyside, they were welcomed with open arms. However, it comes at a cost for the congregation ...
The controversial sculpture “Witness” by Shahzia Sikander, which is on display at the Cullen Family Plaza at the University of Houston (UH), was beheaded during Hurricane Beryl last week ...
On Sunday morning, Gregg Matte, senior pastor at Houston's First Baptist near Memorial Park, said he returned from sabbatical a week early because he believed the megachurch's "sheep and the shepherd needed to be together" in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl ...
