Bill Text: GA HR1446 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Black, Reverend Jerry D.; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-16 - House Read and Adopted [HR1446 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1446-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1446
By:
Representative Drenner of the
86th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Reverend Jerry D. Black on the occasion of his 20th pastoral
anniversary; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Reverend Jerry D. Black accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at the age
of 12 and served as Minister of Music at the West End Baptist Church in
Blytheville, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS,
at the age of 21 he accepted his calling to preach the Gospel, serving as pastor
of the Greater Paradise Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, where during
his 15 years of service the church membership grew from 17 members to over
3,000; and
WHEREAS,
Reverend Black was united in love and marriage for 32 years to the late Glenda
J. Harris Black, and this union blessed them with four remarkable children,
Tangie, Jerry, Jr., Erica, and Terica, and four delightful grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS,
the Beulah Church family confirmed the divine appointment of Reverend Black as
their seventh pastor in November of 1991; and
WHEREAS,
as church attendance grew to such an extent that the capacity was overflowing,
Reverend Black purchased a former golf course as the land of Beulah Church's
next home; and
WHEREAS,
this humble man has become nationally recognized for his preaching, but his
heart for serving God has not changed; and
WHEREAS,
he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that this enduring example of God's message
of peace and love be recognized and congratulated for his innumerable good works
rendered on behalf of persons in need.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body congratulate Reverend Jerry D. Black on the occasion of his 20th
pastoral anniversary and extend best wishes for many more years of successful
fellowship and leadership.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Reverend
Jerry D. Black.
