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Lanier Theological Library (LTL) is a 17,000 sq. ft non-circulating research library located in northwest Houston, Texas. It was built by Mark Lanier , who has taught Sunday school at Champion Forest Baptist Church for more than 20 years, and is part of his 35-acre estate. [ 1 ]
Annunciation Church sprung from the congregation at St. Vincent's, Houston's first Catholic church. In 1866, Father Joseph Querat and Galveston Bishop Claude M. Debuis believed the congregation was outgrowing the old building and started planning for a new one. The congregation chose the name for the planned building, "Church of the Annunciation."
The first Orthodox church in Houston was built in 1917 on Walker Street in what is now Downtown Houston. [5] The original building was made of wood. Initially in its history, most of its worship services were held in Greek. [6] In 1950, the church had to move due to city construction and because the parish had outgrown its old building.
By 1837, he arrived in Houston with plans to establish a law office and moved his family there from Virginia. [4] The first permanent church building for Christ Church was erected in 1847, overseen by the rector, Charles Gillette. Located at the northeast corner of Texas Avenue and Fannin Street, Christ Church lay at the edge of town. The small ...
The first Catholic church in Houston, St. Vincent's Church, opened in 1839. [6] John Odin, a bishop arrived in 1841 to help establish it, and in the fall of 1842 the building, in the Second Ward, was fully built. This church converted into a parish catering to German Americans in 1871 when the larger Annunciation Church opened. [7]
The mainline Episcopal church was founded in 1920 in the East End of Houston. Church membership declined during the 1950s and early 1960s. It increased during the 1960s and 1970s but then experienced sustained decline into the 21st century. As the building fell into disrepair, the dwindling community was unable to afford to repair the building ...
Berachah Church was founded by C. W. Colgan, an oil company executive, who created it to evangelize Christianity.In 1950, Robert Thieme came to Berachah. Thieme met with the Board of Deacons at the close of his first Sunday service and recommended that they resign immediately.
Heights Christian Church is a historic church at 1703 Heights Boulevard in the Houston Heights section of Houston, Texas. It was built in 1927. In 1967 the congregation moved to a new location, but retained ownership of the building which was used for community events. [1] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...