Our Roots Run Deep, Our Love Runs Deeper.

"They did not stop being themselves."

Our story begins in Africa — with the Yoruba of Nigeria, the Fon of Dahomey, the Bamana of Mali. Through the Middle Passage and slavery, our ancestors kept their humanity, their faith, and their bonds intact.

At emancipation they made a choice: they moved, they chose Texas, they chose Elgin. They worked the brick belt that built the University of Texas and the State Capitol. They worshiped at Lakeview Baptist. They raised nine children who became hundreds.