SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Reverend Delbert Ray Jefferson and First Lady Minnie J.
Jefferson for 25 years of outstanding service to Christian Home
Missionary Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, Reverend and Mrs. Jefferson began their service
to Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church on February 2, 1986,
following in the footsteps of such leaders as founding pastor
Reverend Benjamin Leroy and subsequent pastors Reverend Lucious
Basil Tolson and Reverend Mitchell W. Moore; and
WHEREAS, Under Reverend and Mrs. Jefferson's guidance and
leadership, the church has continued to grow and to play a vital
role in the life of the Third Ward community; communion service
was instituted at the 11:00 a.m. worship services and a
churchwide observance of Black History was initiated; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Jefferson has instituted measures to
keep the church on a sound financial footing, creating a building
fund, which offset all costs of building a new fellowship hall,
and solidifying the process of setting the church's annual
budget; and
WHEREAS, Inspirational and dedicated to helping others,
this beloved pastor has devoted his time and energy selflessly to
his congregation and the people of the Third Ward; an
accomplished scholar and theologian, he has had a profound
influence on the lives of countless people; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend Reverend Delbert Ray Jefferson and
First Lady Minnie J. Jefferson on their years of exemplary
service to Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church and extend to
them best wishes for continued success in all their future
endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
this distinguished couple as an expression of esteem from the
Texas Senate.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 24, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate