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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 46
BY SENATOR FIELDS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Pastor Ronnie O. Blake of Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church on his five years of
service as the ninth elected pastor.
WHEREAS, Pastor Ronnie O. Blake was born the second of seven children to the
union of Mr. Nathaniel Blake and Mrs. Johnnie Blake in Grambling, Louisiana, where he
received his primary and secondary education; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake was baptized at an early age at Oakland Baptist Church
in Shreveport, Louisiana, under the leadership of the late Reverend B. M. White; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake was called to preach the Gospel in 1988 at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, under the leadership of the late Reverend Charles L.
Jackson; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from
Grambling State University, became a licensed minister on May 24, 1992, and furthered his
religious training by receiving his degree in Christian Education in 1994 from Capital City
Religious Institute in Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake was ordained a minister of the Gospel on February 4,
1994, by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association under the leadership of
Reverend Dr. Jesse B. Bilberry Jr. and served as interim pastor at Glen Oaks Baptist Church
in Baton Rouge from June 1997 to June 1998; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake continued his education and training, obtaining a Bachelor
of Theology degree from Christian Bible College in 2004, becoming a certified christian
counselor by the American Association of Christian Counselors in 2007, and received his
Doctor of Divinity degree from Christian Bible College in 2008; and
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WHEREAS, since joining Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in 1990, Pastor Blake has
been a humble force in Mount Pilgrim's Street Ministry which he led for twenty years, taught
in the adult division of the Higher Ground Fellowship Hour, led weekly Bible Study and
taught christian education courses at various Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association
and Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention events; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake is married to Izetta VanBuren Blake, and they are proud
parents of Ramon Blake, married to Beulah Bowman Blake and Rolanda Blake Drake
married to Noah Drake, and their twins Isaiah and Imani Blake, and doting grandparents of
Blayden Blake and Omari Drake; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Blake's faith and family have been constant in his journey and
his life while ministering for more than thirty years.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize and commend Pastor Ronnie O. Blake on his five years of service as
the ninth elected pastor of Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Pastor Ronnie O. Blake and Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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