82R19931 JNC-D
By: Kolkhorst H.R. No. 1174
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of First Missionary Baptist Church in
Huntsville are gathering on April 10, 2011, to celebrate the
installation of their new pastor, the Reverend Darrell Dever; and
WHEREAS, First Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 1869
by the Reverend J. J. Rhinehart; through the years, the
congregation has benefited from the able leadership of many
dedicated pastors, and today that tradition of service continues
under the direction of Reverend Dever; and
WHEREAS, A Houston native, Darrell Dever grew up in the Fifth
Ward community and graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School; he
has previously served as a Sunday school teacher and ordained
deacon at St. Emmanuel Baptist Church and as youth minister,
co-president of the church anniversary event, brotherhood and
Sunday school teacher, and assistant superintendent of Lighthouse
Missionary Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Reverend Dever enjoys the love
and support of his wife, Kendall; the couple are the proud parents
of four children, and they also have three treasured grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, The appointment of Pastor Dever marks the beginning
of an exciting new chapter in the life of this notable house of
worship, and members of the congregation may indeed look forward to
deepening their faith and continuing their good works under his
spiritual guidance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Darrell Dever on his
selection as pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church and extend
to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Reverend Dever as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.