Roger Houston, pastor of Hook Street Baptist, dies at 74

Roger Houston, pastor of Hook Street Baptist Church in Tuscumbia, died Jan. 28. He was 74.

Houston, who had a long career in education, simultaneously served as pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches for 47 years, including Hook Street Baptist, where he became pastor in 2025.

He also served at Pocahontas Free Will Baptist Church in Carbon Hill from 1974 to 1987, New Zion Baptist Church in Danville from 1991 to 2009, First Baptist Church Arley from 2009 to 2012 and Central Heights Baptist Church in Florence from 2012 to 2020.

Houston earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Alabama in Florence and a master’s degree in school administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy, and son, Jason.