Bill Text: TX SR80 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Mineola on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-14 - Reported enrolled [SR80 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR80-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, For 150 years, area residents have come together | ||
| to celebrate their faith at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in | ||
| Mineola; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1871, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church was | ||
| founded by the Reverend John Brenham and a small group of charter | ||
| members; two years later, the congregation moved into its first | ||
| sanctuary at the corner of Harris and Stone Streets, and it held | ||
| baptisms in a creek near what is today Wren Street; in 1897, the | ||
| church purchased the land on which its current facility stands; and | ||
| WHEREAS, St. Paul MBC has continued to grow and flourish | ||
| under the leadership of a succession of dedicated pastors, whose | ||
| efforts have secured its reputation as a bedrock of the Mineola | ||
| community; since 2007, the Reverend Demethrius T. Boyd has guided | ||
| the congregation, and it has further benefited from the faithful | ||
| service of numerous deacons, deaconesses, trustees, and other | ||
| members who have supported the church and its many ministries, | ||
| which currently include youth, seniors, singles, marriage, | ||
| outreach, and music programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, St. Paul MBC holds the distinction of | ||
| being the oldest church in Mineola; in 2006, the congregation | ||
| commemorated the placement of an official Texas Historical | ||
| Marker on its campus, and in 2010, it celebrated the dedication | ||
| of its new worship center at a ceremony that was attended by a | ||
| number of local church leaders and city officials; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For a century and a half, St. Paul Missionary | ||
| Baptist Church has served as a source of inspiration and guidance | ||
| to generations of worshippers, and its continued existence is a | ||
| testament to the unwavering commitment of its members and clergy, | ||
| both past and present; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor St. Paul Missionary | ||
| Baptist Church in Mineola on the occasion of its 150th anniversary | ||
| in 2021 and extend to its members 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 from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 14, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
