Bill Text: TX HR244 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating St. Luke "Community" United Methodist Church in Dallas on its 90th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR244 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR244-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 244 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of St. Luke "Community" United Methodist | ||
| Church in Dallas are celebrating the 90th anniversary of their | ||
| church's founding in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1933, the congregation was organized as St. Paul | ||
| Mission Church by ministers from St. Paul United Methodist Church | ||
| downtown, who recognized a need in East Dallas; the first small | ||
| structure built by members was destroyed by a fire in 1941, but four | ||
| years later, they completed a new red brick sanctuary on Wahoo | ||
| Street and Spring Avenue; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The congregation became St. Luke Methodist Church | ||
| in the late 1950s; it moved to its present-day campus in 1974, under | ||
| the leadership of longtime pastor Zan W. Holmes Jr., who also added | ||
| the word "Community" to its name; in 2017, St. Luke transferred its | ||
| old Wahoo Street property to the Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community | ||
| Outreach Center to support its good works; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since July 2020, the church has been ably guided by | ||
| senior pastor Richie Butler; he worked tirelessly to maintain the | ||
| congregation's cohesion during the upheaval of the COVID-19 | ||
| pandemic and following major storm damage to the church in spring | ||
| 2021; while repairs were underway, Highland Park United Methodist | ||
| Church shared its facilities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, St. Luke sponsors a variety of initiatives | ||
| benefiting the wider community, including donations of food and | ||
| clothing, eviction prevention, and emergency and temporary | ||
| shelter; it has partnered with Harvest Project to distribute fresh | ||
| fruits and vegetables and with Project Unity to offer COVID-19 | ||
| vaccinations and testing; moreover, it assists children of | ||
| incarcerated parents and youth in foster care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nine decades, St. Luke has provided area | ||
| residents with opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and | ||
| community outreach, and its continued existence is a tribute to the | ||
| unwavering commitment of its members, both past and present; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate St. Luke "Community" United | ||
| Methodist Church on its 90th anniversary and extend to its members | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; 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. | ||
| Jones of Dallas | ||
| Bowers | ||
| Bryant | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 244 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
