HOUSTON – The gallery features beautiful and unique art and artifacts that include original paintings, hand carved wooden statues, bronze sculptures, tribal masks and hats, brightly colored textiles, select vintage accent furniture and more, all from sub-Saharan Africa according to the gallery’s website. Gallery founder and owner Lloyd Gite’s love of African art can be traced back to his childhood, where he always had an intuitive fascination with the continent. Lloyd’s former career in television journalism led him to travel extensively throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean. Having been to Africa over 35 times, Lloyd recalls how he became the prominent African art dealer that he is today,Last month, The Gite Gallery hosted an exhibition "I AM BLACK" by Maxwell. It was nice to gather and see many of you in... Posted by The Gite Gallery on Monday, November 2, 2020Click here to find out how you can get these beautiful pieces of artwork in your own home or any other information about the gallery you would like to discover.

HOUSTON – In January of 1866, seven months after slaves were freed in Texas (June 19, 1865), a small group of freed slaves organized the first African American Baptist Church in Houston, Texas naming it the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. In 1868, one of Antioch’s members, Jack Yates, was ordained at the first Association meeting for African American Baptist Churches. Yates led the church to purchase its present site and build a brick structure. Antioch provided the former slaves with opportunities to learn not only about God, but also provided ministries to help them develop educationally, economically and socially. AdChurch Services:Sundays at 9:00 am for Sunday School followed by Worship Services and Children’s Church at 10:15 am.