Houstons First Baptist Church Downtown

There are few churches that I’ve been to that truly bring ALL people together. As most people know, Sunday is the most segregated day of the week. I myself attended an ethnic-​centric church when I first started going which was towards the end of high school.
First Baptist Downtown is a 1-​year old satellite church of Houston’s First Baptist Church (the Loop) and its campus pastor is Lee Hsia. I’ve known Lee for over 10 years now and I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever met a more generous person — with his time, finances, his life. He lost his parents and grandmother 10 years ago in a car accident. But his joy in hope, patience in affliction, and faithfulness in prayer has been inspiring for me personally.
First Baptist Downtown is a church that primarily reaches out to 5 groups: artists, the homeless, college students, business men and women, and healthcare workers in downtown Houston. They meet «underground» in the basement of the 1010 Lamar Building where they rent space once a week. If I were to pick 3 words to describe the church, I would say: humble, diverse, and welcoming.
I haven’t participated in any church activities aside from attending Sunday services so I can’t speak to those ministries, but from the fringes, I see a church trying to satisfy the spiritual needs of the people of downtown Houston and building a community founded on the gospel of Christ, the author of love.