Lawson, a civil rights icon who was also known as houston's pastor and the founder of wheeler avenue baptist church, died tuesday. Webone service wasn’t enough to celebrate the life of a beloved community leader, civil rights trailblazer, founding pastor emeritus of the church and “houston’s. Webreverend lawson's spirit will forever resonate in the hearts he touched and the lives he transformed. Though we mourn his loss, we celebrate a legacy that will guide us for. Weblawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate houston and worked with the rev. Martin luther king jr. During the civil rights. Webreverend william “bill” alexander lawson, pastor of the wheeler avenue baptist church, passed away this week at 95. His legacy as “houston’s pastor” has. Webhouston (ap) — the rev. William “bill” lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate houston and worked with the rev.
