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The assembly's annual conference commenced in 1901. The gathering was known originally as Houston Gospel Hall, and popularly as (2402) Louisiana Street Gospel Hall in 1917 for its location where they had constructed a hall after renting several others. An early correspondent resided one block away at 2302 Louisiana St., which was also a popular hospitality house for visiting itinerants.
In 1937, a hive was initiated by Andrew Patterson, Jr. in his home, which eventually became [[Pineview Chapel , Houston, TX|Pineview Chapel]] in north Houston, which meets today, along with Sala Evangelica. Iglesia Cristiana Evangelica de SoHo also hived from the assembly on Louisiana Street in the late 1940's, originally known as South Houston Bible Chapel, which was predominantly Spanish-speaking by 1984 and continues in 2024.
For a half decade, Louisiana Street Gospel Hall rebranded 1961-1965 as Houston Gospel Chapel, then 1966-1969 as Maplewood Bible Chapel after moving locations, and then again its last year as such. From 1969-1991 it was Braeburn Bible Chapel before rebranding finally as First Colony Bible Chapel which it remains to this day. In recent years, this assembly has evolved into more of an independent bible church structure of leadership, and after retiring from 20 years as a commended chaplain with the USAF, Dr. John Tillery has assumed the residential worker role.
