HOUSTON – The historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, nestled right in the heart of downtown Houston, was founded by the first freed slaves in what was known as Freedman’s Town. Earlier this year, ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Founded in 1866, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is just 30 years younger than the city of Houston. The church was created shortly after the abolition of slavery was announced in ...

Now entering its second year, the National Trust's African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has awarded $4 million to 31 historic Black churches as part of the Preserving Black Churches grant.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A special Sunday service at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Fourth Ward was one of many in the Greater Houston area to commemorate the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth ...