Our vision is to be a transforming church changing lives for God and for good in the world as God transforms us into the image of Jesus.

Our core commitment is to spiritual transformation in the lives of individuals, fostered in Christian community, that radiates outward to bless our neighbors and the world.

View our Partners in Mission who we support in doing God’s work locally, regionally, and globally.

Meet Our Staff

  • David Fleer

    INTERIM MINISTER

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  • Kim Martinez

    1548Kids! COORDINATOR

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  • Rhonda Burkhalter

    OFFICE MANAGER

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  • Yvonne Mendoza

    OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

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Meet Our Stewards

  • Ji Rim

  • David Zinflo

  • Alan Cramer

  • Justin Duncum

  • Randy Burkhalter

  • Melissa Zinsitz

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Toward Our 100 Years

In 1915, in a rented hall at 19th and Ashland, ten people met to pray, learn and sing. From this nucleus emerged the Heights Church of Christ. A gift from Heights resident E.F. Woodward in 1924 enabled the growing congregation to commission Albert Finn, then Houston’s leading architect, for their new church.

Known for works including the San Jacinto Monument, Finn created a facility with distinctive windows, custom pews, and beautiful woodwork throughout. Heights Church of Christ meets in that historic structure to this very day.

Church History

The dynamism of the Heights Church helped establish fifteen congregations around Houston, which in turn gave rise to more than 100 area congregations. The congregation’s growth mirrored that of the Heights itself: the 700-seat meeting hall was filled to capacity in the postwar years, but membership declined as families moved out to the suburbs. 

The congregation is now in a season of growth and newness. In 2016 we established a DBA (doing business as) The Church at 1548 Heights, and new ministries and leaders are undertaking a prayerful and purposeful effort to restore the building and revitalize our ministry and mission in the Heights.