Trinity United Methodist Church opened a new childcare center in the city. The childcare center reportedly serves the community and ensures that children get the academic attention they need. 

Trinity United's Childcare Center 

The church launched the Trinity Preparatory Academy fall of last year. Their page says that the preschool provides childhood education for infants up until pre-k. It also boasts that their childcare has a Christian atmosphere that ensures that children are treated with value and love. 

The service has a monthly fee of $150 for children three years old and up and $175 for infants up until two years old. However, they also accept Child Care Subsidies through the Texas Workforce Commission. 

Pastor Ed C. Jones, III said that they make sure that those in need can have scholarships on their premises.

"We created the school to inspire (the) future first," said the pastor. 

KPRC2 reported that the pandemic made people realize the importance of the availability of reliable daycares for working parents. They interviewed Principal Alicia Lewis of the Blackshear Elementary in the Third Ward. 

According to Lewis, the area is 100 percent economically disadvantaged, but it does not keep their children from excelling. She also said that the pandemic provided them with difficulties as there were staff changes and a higher demand for them. 

Regarding childcare, Lewis commented that it takes everyone to make sure that the scholars can overcome their obstacles and circumstances.

Trinity United Methodist Church

Trinity United Methodist Church is one of the oldest churches in Houston as it has been around since 1865. It houses stained glass art that depicts the church's history and black culture.

The church says that they build relationships beyond the church through "relevant discipleship and life-transforming worship as they serve Jesus Christ. 

"Empowered Kidz" is the name of their children's ministry that caters to children o all ages and provides them with spiritual growth. 

On their page, the ministry says that it is their mission to liberate and empower families by developing the spiritual formation of children. It also said that they provide children with opportunities to become followers of Christ. 

Pastor Ed C. Jones, III is the senior pastor of the church. The pastor has been an associate pastor at the Jones Memorial UMC, First Methodist Houston, and Covenant Glen UMC. He also founded the Living Water UMC. 

The pastor was a firefighter for 10 years and formerly served the United States Air Force.

The Third Ward 

Houston's Third Ward is one of six historic wards. It is a culturally and historically rich African-American neighborhood. It is also home to the Texas Southern University, University of Houston, and Emancipation Park.

The University of Houston reported that the community was founded in 1836. It is "the city's most diverse black neighborhood and a microcosm of the larger black Houston community." 

It is also known as the cradle of the city's civil rights movement as it was the place where black college students sat in a segregated lunch counter as a protest back in the 1960s.

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