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Lakewood Church, originally called Lakewood Baptist Church, was founded by John Osteen and his second wife, Dolores (Dodie) on Mother's Day, May 10, 1959, in a tent. The church then moved to an abandoned feed store in northeast Houston. [ 4] John was a Southern Baptist minister, but after experiencing baptism in the Holy Spirit, he founded ...
Graham Pulkingham. The Reverend W. Graham Pulkingham (September 14, 1926 – April 16, 1993) [1] was the rector at the Church of the Redeemer in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., from 1963 until 1975. [2] [3] He and his wife Betty began the developments that led to the founding of the Community of Celebration and the worship band The Fisherfolk.
Added to NRHP. June 15, 1979. Designated RTHL. 1972. Christ Church Cathedral, Houston is the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. The congregation was established in 1839, when Texas was still an independent republic. [ 1] It is the oldest extant congregation in Houston and one of the oldest non- Roman Catholic churches in Texas.
The Churches of Christ, also commonly known as the Church of Christ, is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations located around the world. Typically, their distinguishing beliefs are that of the necessity of baptism for salvation and the prohibition of musical instruments in worship. Many such congregations identify themselves ...
The International Churches of Christ ( ICOC) is a body of decentralized, co-operating, [ 6][better source needed] religiously conservative and racially integrated Christian congregations. [ 3][ 7] In March 2024, the ICOC numbered their members at 112,000. [ 3] [better source needed] A formal break was made from the Churches of Christ in 1993 ...
James Burton Coffman (May 24, 1905 – June 30, 2006) was "one of the most influential figures among Churches of Christ in the 20th century." [ 1] He was known throughout the Churches of Christ for his exhaustive writing and study of Old Testament and New Testament scriptures. Throughout his life he served as a preacher, teacher, author, and ...
The Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal in Houston, Texas is an Episcopal inner city church. During the late 1960s, under Rector Graham Pulkingham and for several decades, it was a center for liturgically based worship and charismatic revival. Redeemer was the origin for the Community of Celebration in the UK and the US, and the traveling worship ...
The Hermitage Church of Christ closed in 2018 and sold its building for $1.65 million in 2019 to the Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, according to property records. The congregation used ...