HOUSTON – Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister, activist and prominent leader in the civil rights movement. Dr. Rudy Rasmus, Pastor of St. John’s Downtown, shares an in-depth look at King’s book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? “If you read the text in this book, it sounds like we are reading it this week, but in actuality Dr. King wrote this in 1967 at that very critical moment in civil right history,” said Rasmus. Rasmus explains that King wrote the novel while secluded in Ocho Rios, Jamaica with his wife, Coretta Scott King. To connect with Dr. Rudy Rasmus, visit the Rudy Rasmus website.

HOUSTON – Beyoncé has teamed up with a Houston pastor’s organization by opening a drive-thru food distribution site for COVID-19 relief. The distribution site is at St. John’s Downtown Houston every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is also offering free COVID-19 testing. “Now, we are taking another step forward with the mental health of our community by putting caseworkers on the ground. That’s where we will specialize,” Rasmus said. “Right now what you are seeing is 700 people coming through this line to get fresh food through our partnership with the Houston Foodbank,” said Owens.

HOUSTON Dr. Rudy Rasmus is a pastor, author, and a humanitarian with a passion for outreach to the worlds most challenged communities. Rudy co-pastors the St. Johns Church in Downtown Houston with his wife Juanita, a church that began with 9 existing members in 1992. Today, St. Johns has grown to thousands, where each week people of every social and economic background share the same pew. As our nation protests and mourns the death of Houston native George Floyd, many of us are looking for comfort and for solutions. Watch as Pastor Rudy Rasmus shares his views on what can be done during this time in America.

This Houston non-profit got a major boost from Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion | HOUSTON LIFE | KPRC 2Published: May 8, 2020, 2:36 pmBread of Life, Inc. has been feeding the hungry in our city since 1992 Last week Houstonians Beyoncé and rapper Megan Thee stallion broke the internet with their "Savage Remix," a collaboration that helps a local organization that's been feeding the hungry. And since the COVID-19 crisis started, the help is needed more than ever. Dr. Rudy Rasmus, founder of Bread of Life and pastor from St. John's Downtown, explained the efforts they’ve been making to help families struggling to put food on their tables.