Third Ward in 1981. In 2002 it had 1,500 members. Lonnie Smith was a leader in the congregation and filed the Smith v. Allwright case along with the church's pastor, A.A. Lucas, in the 1940s. Episcopalianism The Episcopal Diocese of Texas of the Episcopal Church serves Houston. Christ Church Cathedral, Houston is the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. The congregation was established in 1839, when Texas was still an independent republic. It is the oldest extant congregation in Houston and one of the oldest non-Roman Catholic churches in Texas. Many Episcopal churches in Houston and the surrounding area were founded as missions of Christ Church, such as Trinity Church, Houston, founded in 1893. St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas was founded in 1952 and is reportedly the largest parish of the Episcopal Church in North America with nearly 9,000 members. There are more than 40 other Episcopal parishes of varying sizes in Houston and surrounding suburbs. Lutheranism The Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America serves Houston. The Rev. Michael Rinehart is the current bishop. Houston is within the Texas District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. In 2001 Reverend Gerald B. Kieschnick, a native of Houston, began his role as the leader of the Missouri Synod Lutherans in the United States. In 2010 he lost his reelection bid. The 2010 election took place in Downtown Houston, at the triennial convention. Methodism Houston lies within the Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, which covers east and southeast Texas. As of 2001 Windsor Village United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist church in the U.S. Non denominational Lakewood Church began Baptist, but now identifies as non denominational. Woodlands Church is also non-denominational. the oldest ethnic Korean church is the Korean Christian Church of Houston. In September 2007 Chul Chung, the senior pastor, returned to South Korea after he resigned. In 2008 there was discord among factions in the church and around 100 people were expelled from the church. The members who were suspended or expelled instead attended services at the Korean Senior Center. Presbyterianism The Synod of the Sun of the Presbyterian Church USA serves Houston. The denomination's flagship First Presbyterian Church is a conservative congregation that disaffiliated from the larger body in 2016 and affiliated with ECO. The Presbyterian Church in America also has their own Houston Metro Presbytery, including the