A Church where Christ is the main attraction!
Brentwood Baptist Church is a place of worship for all people. We provide a clear, practical Bible teaching ministry that applies to your current life. We make it easy for people to get connected and get involved. We welcome all ages, backgrounds and experiences. Our church strives to make Christ the MAIN attraction. We create an atmosphere of love, kindness, acceptance and truth. Always engaging music & worship to center your heart on God.
Historic Timeline
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June 1837
City of Houston
Houston is the home to the Brentwood Baptist community. It was founded in the 1837 and today it is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and fourth-most populous city in the United States.
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January 1960
Brentwood Community
Originally Brentwood was a White community, settled in the 1960s. Claudia Kolker of the Houston Press said that the first generation of settlers, who were White, as well as the second and third, who were Black, came for the "small-town quality." By the mid-1970s the community was changing into an African American neighborhood. Kolker said "the transition by most accounts was fairly gentle -- and if anything, scaled Brentwood even further up economically. Over the years, most of the white residents moved out and Brentwood became a sought-after prize for successful Black Houstonians tired of the city. And in contrast to the stereotype of what happens when a neighborhood changes hue, Brentwood became if anything more pristine, more fiercely nurtured, as its Black residents multiplied."
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June 17 1965
Church founded
Brentwood Baptist Church was founded in June 17, 1965. The twelve initial members met at the local elementary school until a parcel of land could be purchase.
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January 1965
Dr. Donald Carroll
He was born in Lexington, Ky. on August 1, 1930. He graduated Athens High School, Georgetown College, 1954, Southern Seminary, 1957 and Luther Rice Seminary Th.M. and Th.D., 1966. He was pastor of six churches: Pigeon Fork, Shelby Co., Ky., Central Baptist Church, Paris, Ky. from 1957-65. Called to pastor in Houston, Tx. at Brentwood Baptist Church for 8 years, West End Baptist and Braeburn Valley Baptist Church, also in Houston. He came back to Lexington to pastor White Sulphur Baptist where after 20 years he retired.
Dr. Carroll preached over 500 revivals through the Donald R. Carroll Evangelistic Association. Donald R. Carroll died in Front Royal, Va. on May 19, 2014. He is survived by his daughter, Donna L. Crute, her husband, Bill Crute and their sons, Matthew B. Crute and Andrew B. Crute, who reside in Virginia. He is also survived by his youngest son, Cary L. Carroll, his wife, Melanie Carroll and their children, Katie Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll and Charlie Carroll in Sugar Land, Texas. He is preceded in death by his wife, Patricia S. Carroll, who also served in his ministry and his eldest son, Jeffrey L. Carroll both of whom died in 2007 in Lexington.
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June 17 1965
Dr. Herbert Nash
Brentwood Baptist Church was founded in June 17, 1965. The twelve initial members met at the local elementary school until a parcel of land could be purchase.
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February 1980
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff
The Reverend Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff is a native of Lumberton, North Carolina; where in 1962, he began his Christian journey by uniting with The Mt. Sinai United Holy Church of Lumberton. Seven years later, he answered his Call to Ministry while attending Morehouse College. He served as pastor of the Cobb Memorial United Holy Church in Atlanta, Georgia for eight years.
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff was elected as pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church of Houston, Texas in February 1980. He married Doris Ernestine Gardner in August of 1980. By the year 2000 had grown it from a 500 member congregation to a mega-church of 12,000.
Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff has distinguished himself as a scholar-pastor in the African-American tradition of preaching and has sought excellence in numerous endeavors. Read more
Sr. Pastor, Brentwood Baptist Church - Houston, TX