SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 558
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
congratulate the Reverend Jerome Davis on his installation as
pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on
March 3, 2013; and
WHEREAS, A native of Alexandria, Louisiana, Reverend Davis
brings a unique brand of eloquence to his new church home, with
the promise of providing compassionate counsel and leadership to
the congregation; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Davis is deeply devoted to his family,
and his wife, Stacy Sylvain-Davis, and their children, Jerome,
Trinity, Taylor, and Jourdyn, will lend loving support to the
reverend as he embarks on his newest journey; and
WHEREAS, This man of faith has spent much of his life
heeding the call to serve God; as a young man, he attended True
Vine Missionary Baptist Church of Alexandria, and it was there
that he delivered his first sermon in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Davis then pastored the New Pilgrim
Baptist Church of Woodworth, Louisiana, for eleven and one-half
years, until he was invited to become pastor of Mount Moriah
Missionary Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, This recently installed pastor will impart hope
and be a source of strength and enlightenment to his new
congregation, and he will steadfastly minister to their
spiritual and temporal needs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby commend the Reverend Jerome Davis on his
March 3, 2013, installation as pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary
Baptist Church in Houston and extend to him sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Reverend Davis as an expression of high regard 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 March 27, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate