Bill Text: TX HR978 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. M. LaVelle Hendricks on his 20th pastoral anniversary with East Caney Missionary Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR978 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR978-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 978 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. M. LaVelle Hendricks has been honored for his 20 | ||
| years of dedicated service as pastor of East Caney Missionary | ||
| Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When Pastor Hendricks assumed the pulpit of East | ||
| Caney on March 6, 1991, the congregation of that historic church | ||
| consisted of just nine individuals; since that time, this dynamic | ||
| clergyman has drawn many more members into the church family and | ||
| overseen the construction of a 5,000-square-foot educational and | ||
| family life center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pastor Hendricks has also played an instrumental | ||
| role in making East Caney a vital force for good throughout Hopkins | ||
| County; under his guidance, the congregation has established | ||
| ministries to help feed and clothe the needy, provide comfort and | ||
| companionship to those in nursing homes and in the hospital, and | ||
| reach out to those in prison; the church also supports programs that | ||
| honor youth, community heroes, teachers, law enforcement officers, | ||
| and civic and spiritual leaders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past two decades, Pastor Hendricks has led | ||
| East Caney Missionary Baptist Church with conviction and | ||
| compassion, and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of | ||
| his congregants as well as members of the wider community; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Dr. M. LaVelle Hendricks for his 20 | ||
| years of outstanding service to East Caney Missionary Baptist | ||
| Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success | ||
| with his important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Pastor Hendricks as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 978 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 7, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
