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2024 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 123
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDATIONS. Commends and congratulates District Missionary Verline Brock on
her 90
th
birthday and for her significant contributions to the ministry and community.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate District Missionary Verline Brock on her 90th birthday and
3 for her significant contributions to the ministry and community.
4 WHEREAS, District Missionary Verline Brock is a dutiful, committed, loving, and
5 humble servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; and
6 WHEREAS, she is a devoted member of Pleasant Valley Church of God in Christ
7 (COGIC), serving under the leadership of Elder LeRoy Johnson and Lady Amber Johnson;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, her ministry training began under the esteemed leadership of
10 Superintendent Israel Jackson and Missionary Ophelia Jefferson Jackson, the founder of
11 Pleasant Valley COGIC; and
12 WHEREAS, District Missionary Brock's ministry has its roots in her dedicated
13 service to the Sunshine Band, where she inspired and guided young people at the local,
14 district, and state levels, culminating in her long tenure as State Sunshine Band President
15 under the leadership of Bishop W. K. Gordon; and
16 WHEREAS, she continued her service as chair-lady for the late District Missionary
17 Alma Bolden and District Missionary Ophelia Jackson of District 1, under the leadership of
18 Superintendent Dewitt Brock; and
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1 WHEREAS, District Missionary Verline Brock now serves faithfully as District
2 Missionary of District No. 1 alongside Superintendent Roger V. Mills, under the
3 jurisdictional leadership of Bishop Howard E. Quillen Jr. and Supervisor, Gwendolyn Bell
4 Badon; and
5 WHEREAS, she has been a steadfast example of faith and dedication, continually
6 inspired and encouraged to uphold the name of the Lord and stay steadfast in her
7 commitment to Him; and
8 WHEREAS, she was married to the late Deacon, Emmitt W. Brock, with whom she
9 was blessed with nine children: James, Janette, Robert, Evie, Shirley, Ella Mae, Gregory,
10 Donche, and Valencia, along with a multitude of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and
11 great-great-grandchildren, all of whom are part of her first ministry; and
12 WHEREAS, she was a business owner and operator of the Pleasant Valley Daycare
13 Center, demonstrating her commitment to the community and her values of prayer,
14 continuous Bible study, and regular church attendance; and
15 WHEREAS, her mission has always been to sow seeds into people's lives and
16 encourage them to choose Jesus, with her testimony being that the Word of God not only
17 saved her but continues to keep her; and
18 WHEREAS, she was born in Tylertown, Mississippi, on May 21, 1934, the oldest
19 girl of eleven children to the late Odra and Lealer Lenior, and has been a beacon of holiness
20 and faith from an early age, leading many family members to salvation; and
21 WHEREAS, she has witnessed and been a part of many miracles and works of God,
22 recognizing that she has been sustained by His grace and mercy, giving all glory, honor, and
23 praise to God; and
24 WHEREAS, she lives her life as a testament to God's faithfulness and desires to bless
25 others as she has been blessed.
26 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
27 does hereby commend and congratulate District Missionary, Verline Brock, on her 90th
28 birthday and for her significant contributions to the ministry and community.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
30 District Missionary Verline Brock.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Kathy Liberty.
DIGEST
SR 123 Original 2024 Regular Session Barrow
Commends and congratulates District Missionary, Verline Brock, on her 90th birthday and
for her significant contributions to the ministry and community.
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