Bill Text: TX HR1583 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1583 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Denny D. Davis on his 20th pastoral anniversary with the St. John Church in Grand Prairie and Southlake.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1583 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR1583-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1583



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In May 2011, members of the St. John Church
	congregations in Grand Prairie and Southlake are honoring Dr. Denny
	D. Davis for two decades of dedicated service; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Champaign, Illinois, Denny Davis was
	called to the ministry at the age of 14, and he delivered his first
	sermon on February 17, 1977; he earned his bachelor's degree in
	religion from Bishop College, where he served as president of the
	Minister's Lyceum, and he later received his master's degree in
	theology from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University;
	and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Davis led Mount Rose Baptist Church in Dallas
	before assuming the pulpit of the St. John Church in Grand Prairie
	in 1991; since that time, the church has grown by 12,000 members,
	and various ministries that have benefited congregants as well as
	the wider community have been initiated; under his able direction,
	the church established a second campus in Southlake in 2007; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his work with St. John, Dr. Davis has
	served as first vice president of the Fellowship District Congress
	of Christian Workers and as corresponding secretary of the State
	Congress of Christian Workers for the Missionary Baptist General
	Convention of Texas; a member of the Bishop 5 Plus 1 Revival Team,
	he is also director general of the Fellowship District Association;
	and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Davis derives great inspiration and support from
	his wife, the Reverend Wanda Bolton-Davis, who serves at his side
	and facilitates a multitude of church activities; the couple are
	blessed with three children, Kandis, Denny, and Destiny; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Denny Davis has demonstrated
	an unwavering commitment to his church and his community, and his
	efforts have enriched the lives of many Texans; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Dr. Denny D. Davis on the occasion of his
	20th pastoral anniversary with the St. John Church 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 Dr. Davis 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. 1583 was adopted by the House on April
	27, 2011, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House