Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff

Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff was elected as pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church of Houston, Texas in February 1980 and by the year 2000 had grown it from a 500 member congregation to a mega-church of 12,000. The congregation has reached a plateau of more than 7,000 members with over 5,000 worshipers attending its two Sunday morning worship services…

Kevin W. Williams

Rev. Williams, a native of Beaumont, Texas, is one of six children. Three of his siblings are pastors. He attended Starlight Baptist Church in Beaumont where he was a musician, playing the drums for nine years. Rev Williams moved to Houston in 1987 and united with Brentwood in 1988. He responded to his calling to the ministry in 1990, under Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff’s leadership. He completed studies at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary…

Barbara A. Thomas

Rev. Thomas joined the Brentwood staff in 2001 as Events Coordinator for the church. She is also owner and executive director of Thomas and Associates Services, that provides individual, family and group psychotherapy. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of social work, specializing in working with children…

Dr. C. Clay Pickens

The Reverend Dr. Carolyn Clay Pickens serves as Institutional Advancement Director of Brentwood Baptist Church. Dr. Pickens passionately shares the Word of God through her teaching, lecturing, and preaching. She is an advocate for criminal justice reform…

Mary A. Frazier

Mary Frazier has been actively involved in youth ministry since joining Brentwood in 1980. She has been Minister of Youth and College since February of 2006…

Albert A. Kemp

Albert A. Kemp is a native Houstonian. He received his High School Diploma from Ross Sterling. Rev. Albert Kemp was trained in a family where his father was a pastor of churches in Richmond, Rosenberg and Houston, Texas. Both grandfathers on his mother and father’s side were preachers among other preachers and pastors in his family. He began his ministry of publicly proclaiming the gospel in 1977 under the late Rev. Dr. M.L. Price at Greater Zion Baptist Church, Houston…

Thomas Hayden Garner

Rev. Thomas Hayden Garner is a native of Dallas, TX. He has been a servant in preaching and ministry for nearly 10 years. After accepting his calling, Thomas was licensed to preach and ordained at Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, TX, by Rev. Dr. Karry D. Wesley. He graduated from Prairie View A & M University in December of 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing with a Minor in International Business…

Lydia A. Alston

Lydia A. Alston was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and grew up in Houston, Texas. She began studying music at an early age. By the 6th grade Lydia was named accompanist for the school choir. She was the 1st student ever given this honor. Lydia graduated in 1982 from High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, Houson, Texas. While in high school, she served as Music Director for…

Augusta Green IV

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