In 1901, a group of Seventh-day Adventists converts were organized into a company in Houston, TX, as a result of the work of two colporters, Mrs. Pack and Mrs. Dysart, who had won converts earlier in Houston in 1898. This company continued to grow and on February 21, 1921, after a series of evangelistic meetings held by Pastor M.G. Nunez, the first black Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Houston, TX was organized bearing the name, The Berean SDA Church, with a membership of 63. The Berean SDA Church, forerunner to the Bellfort SDA Church, was originally located on the corner of Dowling and Calhoun Streets. In 1941, with a growing membership, the Berean SDA Church moved to 2115 St. Emmanuel Street with the idea of building a larger church and church school complex.