Bill Text: TX HR1167 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Gaylon Clark of Austin for serving as Pastor of the Day for the Texas House of Representatives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1167 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1167-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1167 |
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WHEREAS, Gaylon Clark, pastor of Greater Mount Zion Baptist | ||
Church in Austin, is serving as Pastor of the Day for the Texas | ||
House of Representatives on May 23, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Pastor Clark earned a bachelor's degree in biblical | ||
studies from Dallas Baptist University in 1989, and he went on to | ||
receive a master's degree in theology, with an emphasis in pastoral | ||
ministries, from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1996; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the past 16 years, this respected clergyman has | ||
served as the lead pastor of Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, and | ||
under his guidance, the congregation has grown to include more than | ||
3,000 members; during his outstanding tenure, the church has | ||
launched a small-group ministry, adopted a number of social justice | ||
causes, taken part in building a medical clinic in Kenya, and | ||
expanded to include a new worship center, which was completed in | ||
November 2016; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Pastor Clark has been | ||
blessed with the love and support of his wife of nearly three | ||
decades, Kathy, and he is the proud father of a son, Michael; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since first entering the ministry, Pastor Gaylon | ||
Clark has inspired countless Texans with his message of grace and | ||
goodwill, and it is a pleasure to welcome him to this chamber; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Gaylon Clark for his service as Pastor of | ||
the Day and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Pastor Clark as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Davis of Dallas | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1167 was adopted by the House on April | ||
6, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||