Austin New Church of Austin, Texas, is involved in the fight against human trafficking.  

Love 146 is a global anti-trafficking organization that works in prevention and aftercare for victims. The group works closely with organizations that rescue children. Offices are in New Haven, Conn.; Houston; and London.

Traffick911 is a Texas-based nonprofit founded by Deena Graves to combat the child sex trade in the United States.

Soulforce is a national activist group working on behalf of LGBTQ Christians. Soulforce was founded by the Rev. Mel White, a former speechwriter for conservative television evangelist Pat Robertson, and White’s partner, Gary Nixon. The group is based in Abilene, Texas.

St. Francis Episcopal Church in College Station, Texas, uses drums in worship.

The Metropolitan Baptist Church of Houston has four praise bands that use drums.

The Institute for Creation Research is a Christian-based creation ministry.

Part of the Evangelical Free Church of America responsible for church planting. Operations divided into 17 districts which support 1,500 congregations across the United States. Based in Minneapolis, Minn.

Oversees church planting for the Souther Baptist Convention. The web site has information in two areas: The church-planting group, which trains, plans, supports and mentors church planters, and the church-planting “village,” an online resource area.