Founded by Dave Welch (who remains Executive Director), Houston Area Pastor Council was founded in 2003 as a trans-denominational, inter-racial coalition of senior pastors who came together to bring a united, Biblical voice to the city, state and even nation. They have grown to nearly 200 senior pastors in the greater Houston area as well as assisted in developing Pastor Councils in Austin, Beaumont and other cities around the country, birthing the identity of U.S. Pastor Council to connect those teams of pastors.