Bill Text: TX HR133 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 13th anniversary of The Fort Bend Church in Sugar Land.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR133 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR133-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 133 |
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WHEREAS, The members of The Fort Bend Church in Sugar Land are | ||
celebrating the 13th anniversary of their church's founding on | ||
August 6, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, In March 2004, the Reverend Byron C. Stevenson, with | ||
the help of his wife, Sonya, began organizing a new congregation in | ||
the Sugar Land community; the church held its first service at Sugar | ||
Land Middle School on August 1, and more than 600 individuals | ||
attended; the congregation has continued to grow in the years | ||
since, and it now numbers over 4,000; and | ||
WHEREAS, Soon after its founding, the church purchased 6.3 | ||
acres of land at the corner of Eldridge Road and West Airport | ||
Boulevard; construction for a new sanctuary began in 2007, and the | ||
61,000-square-foot facility opened its doors two years later; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the past 13 years, The Fort Bend Church has | ||
served as a source of inspiration and guidance for Sugar Land | ||
residents, and many who have worshipped there have experienced a | ||
renewal of their faith and the welcoming embrace of a caring | ||
community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 13th | ||
anniversary of The Fort Bend Church and extend to the congregation | ||
sincere best wishes for many more years of shared prayer and | ||
fellowship; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Reynolds | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 133 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||