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2016 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Reverend Damian Brown for his service as pastor of Little Zion Baptist
Church of Avondale.
WHEREAS, Kerry Brown, Sr., and Diane Davis Brown were the vessels used by
God to bring Damian Brown into the world and to provide the foundations of his faith; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, Damian Brown was baptized into the family of God at Second
St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Avondale, where he accepted the call to ministry and
received his license to preach under the leadership of the late Reverend Vernon Joshua; and
WHEREAS, Minister Brown followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit in 2004 and
was led to First Pilgrims Baptist Church, where he was allowed to exercise his ministry gifts
in Christian education, served as the new members coordinator, was a Sunday school
superintendent and assistant to the pastor, and practiced the vocation of his licensure through
preaching the Word; and
WHEREAS, at the unction of the Holy Spirit, the Reverend Brown joined the
St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church in 2007, was trained in ministry leadership by the
Reverend Doctor M. C. Zeno, and was ordained by the Westside Missionary Baptist
Association in 2013; and
WHEREAS, by God's divine providence, the Reverend Brown answered the call of
Little Zion Baptist Church in December 2014 to become its pastor, and in addition to the
primary pastoral care of his flock, he has faithfully executed the offices of president of the
Young Minister's Alliance and secretary of the Scholarship Commission of the Westside
Missionary Baptist Association; the Reverend Brown spreads the Gospel through lectures
and preaching in the Louisiana and Foreign Mission State Convention, and the National
Baptist Convention of America, Incorporated; and
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WHEREAS, in the secular world, the Reverend Brown has taught in Jefferson Parish
schools and Algiers charter schools; he holds memberships in the National Education
Association, the Communication Professionals of America, and the Black Professionals
Association; and
WHEREAS, his spiritual mission as a proclaimer of the Gospel of Jesus Christ reigns
supreme in the life of this anointed man of God, and as the prophet responded to the Lord
Almighty in the book of Isaiah, chapter 6, the Reverend Damian Brown similarly has
answered the questions "whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" with a resounding
"here am I. Send me!"
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Reverend Damian Brown for his service
as pastor of Little Zion Baptist Church of Avondale and does hereby offer best hopes and
prayers for longevity and power in his ministry.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Reverend Damian Brown.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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