He has been a dedicated member of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc. (M.S.C.C) for 59 years and continues to serve this organization as an Officer.

In 1968 he was invited by Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs, Mrs. Julia Mae Kennedy and Mr. Ralph Good Pasteur to move from Kansas City, Missouri to Chicago, Illinois.

He was consecrated for the Ministry in June 1986 by Reverend Eugene D. Gray and received his license to preach in July.  He was ordained as a Minister in July 1988.

In September 1968, at Metropolitan’s Church Anniversary, a Prophet from Mother Nash’s church (located in St. Louis, Missouri) told him that he would be a pastor of a large church, and that it would be very successful.  It had been prophesied that Reverend Houston would become the Pastor of First Church of Deliverance.  He first heard of the prophecy in his late teens and repeatedly thereafter, throughout the years to follow.

In 1994, he was selected as one of three Co-Pastors (commonly called  “The Triarchy”) of the First Church of Deliverance, and served until he was selected by an overwhelming majority of the members to become Pastor of the First Church of Deliverance on March 17, 1996.

On May 26, 1996, Otto T. Houston was installed as the pastor of First Church of Deliverance.

March 15, 2009, Bishop Houston celebrated his 13th Anniversary as pastor. The church showed there love and support to Bishop Houston and thank him for a magnificent job he has done over the last 13 years.

During his tenure as Pastor, Bishop Houston has revitalized the church and made many improvements.

July 24, 2009, Bishop Otto T. Houston III was Consecrated & Elevated to the Office of Coadjutor as the 1st Vice Coadjutor.

Otto T. Houston, III, was born October 7, 1943 to Vivian L. and Otto T. Houston, Jr., in Kansas City, Missouri. He is one of two children. His childhood and early years were spent in Kansas City, Missouri and Los Angeles, California.

Bishop William F. Taylor, founder of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc. (M.S.C.C - a national parent body of the Spiritual Churches in America) prophesied his birth to his grandmother, Mrs. Mildred B. Houston around 1939, before his parents met.  The prophecy from Bishop Taylor was that Reverend Houston would be a Blessed child.

Elder Leviticus Lee Boswell, co-founder of M.S.C.C, then the Pastor of the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ (the Mother church of the National Organization, (M.S.C.C), placed Reverend Houston on the Altar at the age of six.

Reverend William B. Hurse, then the Pastor of the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ, instructed him, at the age of eleven, to come to church on Saturday mornings to learn how to care for the Altar, under Mrs. Jannie Jamison, Supervisor of the Altar Boys.

Reverend Henri Lawson, Pastor of Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ at this time, acknowledged that healing was present in his hands when he was fifteen years old.

In 1962, he founded the Altar Boys Workshop of M.S.C.C, now known as the Acolytes Workshop, where he served as National President from its inception, until April 1996 (when he was elevated to the M.S.C.C Board of Directors.)  He is proud to have served all of the leaders of M.S.C.C except Bishop William F. Taylor (due to his age.)