Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
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Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church is a prominent historically Black congregation in Houston known for its influential role in the civil rights movement and community life in the Third Ward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist church
ⓘ
Christian church ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American community organizations in Houston
ⓘ
Houston civil rights leaders ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Baptist ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | historically Black congregation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Reverend William A. Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | William A. Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
Bible study
ⓘ
community outreach programs ⓘ social services ⓘ worship services ⓘ youth ministry ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
active in interfaith and community coalitions
ⓘ
influential in local politics and civic life ⓘ prominent congregation in Houston ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle | pastor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
center for civil rights organizing in Houston
ⓘ
symbol of Black religious life in Houston ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
civil rights advocacy
ⓘ
economic empowerment programs ⓘ education and youth development ⓘ health and social welfare programs ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMission | Christian ministry and community service ⓘ |
| hasNonprofitStatus | church nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTradition | Black Baptist tradition ⓘ |
| hasWorshipStyle | Protestant worship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civic and political activism
ⓘ
community engagement in Houston’s Third Ward ⓘ role in the civil rights movement in Houston ⓘ social justice ministry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Third Ward, Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | historically Black church ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
African American religious history in Houston
ⓘ
religious life of Houston’s Third Ward ⓘ |
| region | Third Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Baptist ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
African American community in Houston
ⓘ
Third Ward residents ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| typeOfBuilding | church building ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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