Dr. Nathaniel Floyd Williams Sr., a revered pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Houston for over 60 years, has died at 95.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Discover the inspiring journey of freed slaves and how faith propelled their emancipation From the Chains to the Church.

HOUSTON – In January of 1866, seven months after slaves were freed in Texas (June 19, 1865), a small group of freed slaves organized the first African American Baptist Church in Houston, Texas naming it the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. In 1868, one of Antioch’s members, Jack Yates, was ordained at the first Association meeting for African American Baptist Churches. Yates led the church to purchase its present site and build a brick structure. Antioch provided the former slaves with opportunities to learn not only about God, but also provided ministries to help them develop educationally, economically and socially. AdChurch Services:Sundays at 9:00 am for Sunday School followed by Worship Services and Children’s Church at 10:15 am.