Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate houston and worked with the rev. Martin luther king jr. During the civil rights movement, has. Webby the time he died at 95 tuesday morning, he was the rev. Lawson, the founding pastor of wheeler avenue baptist church, a strong voice for equality and a. Lawson, a civil rights icon who was also known as houston's pastor and the founder of wheeler avenue baptist church, died tuesday. Webhouston mayor calls for moment of silence, honoring civil rights icon rev. “bill” lawson, founder of wheeler avenue baptist church,. Webthe casket of rev. Lawson is moved down to the wheeler avenue baptist church during his memorial service, thursday, may 23, 2024, in.
