Leadership & Staff
Our Pastor
The Reverend Dr. Marcus D. Cosby, the third child born to the late Mr. Rogers Cosby and Mrs. Bobbie J. Cosby, serves as the Senior Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. A proud native of Chicago, Illinois and a product of Emmanuel Baptist Church where Dr. L.K. Curry served as pastor, Cosby received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and English from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, the Master of Divinity Degree in Homiletics and Christian Education from the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia and the Doctor of Ministry Degree in Homiletics from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois.
Dr. Cosby is married to his high school sweetheart, Mrs. Audrey Marie Cosby, and they have been blessed with three beautiful daughters, Adrienne Marie (Rev. Dr. Micah R. Gaines), Ashley Marie and Aliyah Marie and two sons, Marcus D., II and Matthew D. Cosby. In 2022, Adrienne and Micah were blessed to bring into the world their grandson, Micah R. Gaines, II.
Our Executive Pastor
The Reverend Alexander E.M. Johnson, born the third child to Maurice and Deborah Johnson, serves as the Executive Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, TX. A native Houstonian, Johnson received his education in the Aldine Independent School District, where he received All-State honors in football and track and field, prior to earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in The Comparative Study of Religion from Harvard College in Cambridge, MA, with a Secondary degree in African American Studies. He holds the Master of Divinity Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ.
Our Founding Pastor Emeritus
Rev. William A. Lawson
Founding Pastor Emeritus
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Senior Staff
