Rev. Bill Lawson, founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, dies at 95

Rev. Bill Lawson not only founded Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Third Ward, but generations of Houstonians knew him as a trailblazer for equality.
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[@sheilahrenee6730]

Sending our prayers and condolences to the Lawson family and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, whom I watch on Sunday morning from TN.

[@LEESMITH-o3k]

What a life he lived and shared his knowledge and helped our people. Thanks to the Lawson Family.

[@RicardoVillarreal-zb2er]

My heart goes out to the family

[@sandrad.6827]

My sincere condolences to the Lawson Family & the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Family.🙏🏽🙏🏽😇🕊️💔🕊️🌹🌹

[@diannamills2797]

So sorry to hear of his passing. May GOD comfort the Lawson family during this time.

[@shontaetaylor-broadway3144]

prayers for this family and church family

[@kimberlybowens1694]

Sending my PRAYERS🙏🏽🙏🏽& Condolences to the Lawson Family, WABC Family, and the City of Houston💐from Ohio.

[@cw4545]

Prayers for you Melanie Lawson...Channel 13 News Reporter!!🙏❤

[@PHelm]

A true spiritual giant! Rest faithful servant. Prayers for his family.

[@klebervieira4234]

Our prayers 🙏 for his family

[@tarabennett444]

Praying for his family and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. I'm a member of the Wheeler Where-ever.

[@comorabrock2771]

My CONDOLENCES TO THE LAWSON FAMILY. May Pastor Lawson rest peacefully🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽I loved him and never personally knew him🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@electronicbuff1]

Sending prayers and condolences to my Christian family in Houston from Brooklyn, NY. Our hope is built on nothing least than Jesus blood and righteousness. Our faith and hope let us believe that we will all meet again.

[@chooselove4307]

Rest in peace Rev. Bill Lawson. Prayers to his family, friends, and ABC13 Houston his preaching and his church Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church has been a staple in Houston, TX for many years. 🙏🏾💔

[@maryreynolds2944]

My sincere condolences to his family and the WheelerAvenue Baptist Church. Praying.

[@liftedtolifebydannab]

Prayers to the Family and all the members of Wheeler Avenue

[@turkeyschild]

Beautiful life. Strong legacy.

[@glendagranville4584]

Ray and I send our condolences and love from Lexington KY

[@Homeykiwir]

My prayers and condolences are sent to all who knew and loved Pastor Lawson. 🙏🏾💐

[@polywoodtruckingllc]

Rest in Peace Rev Lawson 🕊️

[@steveboudreaux7933]

Deepest condolences to the Lawson family including the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church family.

[@darlenedavies999]

Rest in peace Pastor Lawson❣️ Love, prayers and strength to the Lawson family and Wheeler Avenue church family❣️let the life we live speak for us❣️Pastor Lawson's life spoke for him❣️A life well PLEASED in God's sight❣️ Thank God for blessings the World with Pastor Lawson❣️🙏🏿❤️

[@LoveGodOutloud]

Sad? He was 95...what an amazing life! Celebrate that God saw him fit to stay on his earth for 95 years. This is not sad, this is a glorious win!!!

[@cw4545]

My Deepest Sympathy Goes To Rev.Bill Lawson Family and His Amazing Church Family...Wheeler Ave. Baptist Church!!🙏

[@jerinbrowder2468]

Prayers to Melanie Lawson! 🙏

[@stevenwilliams9006]

God bless Rev. Lawson and his beautuful family.

[@marysemien2900]

My Condolences to his Family 🙏🙏

[@Hunter-p2c]

Much love to the Lawson’s Family😘🙏🏽

[@yvettefrancois8192]

My condolences to the church & family..... He was just in church on Sunday always smiling

[@byrolyn8182]

Praying for his family and friends. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@maryjohnson7584]

I SENT MY PRAYERS. AND CONDOLENCES TO THE LAWSON FAMILY, AND THE WHEELER AVENUE CHURCH FAMILY.

[@patriciam7862]

Shalom rest in power

[@stephanieschaeffer3263]

Prayers and condolences to the Lawson family the Wheeler family!

[@robpshow2234]

Sending prayers and condolences to the family🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@josephcollinssr.4440]

My prayers and condolences to the Lawson family as well as the Wheeler Ave family

[@angeljackson-qi9rm]

Lord rest his soul well done thy good and faithful servant

[@hollum1648]

He raised an amazing daughter, Melanie is so classy and kind. Prayers for their family.

[@pkp6791]

Prayers and condolences to the Lawson family.
I grew up in the same community and saw Rev Lawson’s efforts to desegregate a very staunchly rigid and very racially polarized Houston. His efforts even continued into the early 1990s in this regard. My family shopped at Weingarten’s grocery on Almeda ( cited in this video as the site of the first student sit-in to desegregate Houston). That location is now a U.S. Post Office- which should be named in Rev Lawson’s honor.
His death marks the end of his very illustrious life that was well traveled in helping to spiritually elevate our society. May God Bless his soul for all eternity!

[@valeriemay9600]

Offering my prayers and condolences to the Lawson family 🙏🙏 God bless WABC!!

[@maureencora1]

A Good Man, Heaven is for Heroes. May He R.I.P.

[@angeliapatterson]

Condolences to the Lawson family!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@bev3229]

May he rest in peace!My condolences to his family and church members 🙏🏿❤️

[@shayla2421]

Rest in peace Rev. Lawson...Rest in peace.

[@charleswilliams8248]

Rest in peace mighty man of God. May God Almighty comfort his family with His presence.

[@BOBBIEHARRIS-fg5vi]

Rest in Peace from Centreville MS

[@kaharold]

BLESS HIS HEART, May HE Rest In Peace...

[@dorisriley6447]

The family is in my thoughts and prayers 🙏

[@Americanstardiedtoday]

Rip. Rev. William Lawson,🥹
Legendary Houston Pastor

[@klebervieira4234]

WATCHING FROM BRAZIL 🇧🇷

[@malcolmpalmer569]

Deepest condolences to the Lawson family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ruthiebanks5099]

So sorry for your loss 😢🙏🙏

[@sharjones9902]

Prayers for his family. 🙏🏽

[@gwenstevens1963]

Sending heartfelt condolences 💐 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@AT-zl6dk]

Beautiful Legacy 🕊️🤍✨

[@debrawiley3368]

Oh my. A true warrior. May you Rest in Peace.
WELL DONE😢❤

[@johnpeeler4950]

Rest In Peace Reverend Lawson.

[@trulisacobb3294]

Sending my condolences to the family

[@doriswilliams8551]

My condolences to his family an his wheeler family's

[@lloydwilliams3738]

My deepest condolences to the family

[@Marchelette]

Rest in peace faithful servant 🙏🏾🤍🕊️

[@debbiebethel74]

Thanks for leaving footprint so that many can walk in the print you leave behind

[@norajamison9577]

Sending condolences
He was an icon for the country
True Man of God and great leader 😢

[@companyconfidential6624]

This church just started popping up in my algorhythim. You all have lost a great one. As he joins the chorus of the ancestors and the great cloud of witnesses I hope to join the chorus one day.🕊

[@sandrahayes3392]

So sad to hear of the transition of Rev . Lawson.
That will be a void that no one will be able to fill.
Blessings to the Wheeler Ave. Baptist Church.

[@r.a.brownjr.4436]

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[@86mjackson]

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[@harmonymoody]

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[@itzmetrinity8601]

All of our giants are being called to an higher place and higher purpose....its time to teach our children young and old black history ....if we dont ....who will?!.....

[@alphaandomega1332]

🙏🏾.

[@kathyturner9752]

😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🥺

[@Giuseppi9820]

🕊👑

[@pgmpgm5222]

Rest in power King

[@YAH-1]

King 🤔

[@doriswilliams8551]

RIP PASTOR LAWSON

[@paulokrausche7284]

All that and that ni didn’t change anything

[@patrick8198]

I don’t understand why these prominent pastors don’t speak out to our President of United States; defending their God against gay marriage………… If you are a man of God, you should defend God at all cost.

[@YAH-1]

Oh Really 🥴

[@boo9792]

Idk something seem weird about the church and that evil eye

[@Save-money1]

❤❤️🪦🙏❤️

[@josephinefreeman5145]

Deepest sympathy ❤️you Melanie.

[@margarethewittdrayton1299]

My Condolences go out to the families, friends and the wheeler families. Rip.🪦.

[@racecombat]

Men lead not females 💯

[@YAH-1]

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[@constancescott9717]

Rest in peace, Rev. Lawson 🙏

[@rostarr713]

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[@jessiestaten641]

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