In 1974 his brother Jacob (Yaaqob) Hawkins returned from a seven-year visit to Israel and decided to form the first House of Yahweh congregation in Odessa, Texas.
In 1974 his brother J. G. (Yaaqob) Hawkins returned from a seven-year visit to Israel claiming he had found proof of Yahweh's name. Shortly after he formed the first House of Yahweh congregation in Odessa, Texas.