The city bought the property in 2009 to preserve the church facade and to provide park space. The Bethel Park Project ... according to a Houston Parks and Recreation Department news release.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker joined other officials inside the remnants of the burned out church, and announced a $4 million dollar Bethel Park project. “This will be a park that respects the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK ... A fence is keeping out further damage. The park is inside the former Bethel Baptist Church, which was funded by former slaves. Once restorations are complete, it ...

It’s taken years, but city officials and residents of Houston’s Fourth Ward are celebrating the grand opening of Bethel Park, a new historic site that not only preserves the architecture of ...

HOUSTON — What was once a church for Houston's Black community now stands as a city park snuggled in Midtown. Bethel Baptist Church was built following Juneteenth in 1865. It was built by the ...

Houston police are investigating the break-in at The Church at Bethel’s Family off of Sandpiper Road, just north of Highway 90. Although police were called, church staff say punishment doesn’t ...