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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles E. Richardson Sr. is being honored |
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| 6 | 7 | | in April 2019 for his 30 years of dedicated service as pastor of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Calvary First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Washington County, Bishop Richardson was |
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| 9 | 10 | | licensed to preach the gospel the month before his graduation from |
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| 10 | 11 | | Brenham High School in May 1974; he became the pastor of Bethel |
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| 11 | 12 | | Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Cawthon that same year, and he |
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| 12 | 13 | | subsequently led the congregation of Greater First Saint Emanuel |
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| 13 | 14 | | Baptist Church in Freeport for 11 years; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Richardson assumed the pulpit at Calvary |
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| 15 | 16 | | First Baptist Church in October 1989; over the past three decades, |
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| 16 | 17 | | he has ably guided its membership in raising funds for a new |
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| 17 | 18 | | facility, purchasing three houses to be used as rental properties, |
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| 18 | 19 | | and establishing an after-school computer program; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling his many pastoral |
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| 20 | 21 | | responsibilities, Bishop Richardson has given freely of his time |
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| 21 | 22 | | and talents to a number of other religious and community |
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| 22 | 23 | | organizations; he established the Body of Christ Christian |
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| 23 | 24 | | Believers Convention International in 2011, and he has been |
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| 24 | 25 | | selected to leadership positions in the American Baptist Western |
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| 25 | 26 | | District Association, the American Baptist General Convention of |
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| 26 | 27 | | Texas, and the Prairie View A&M University Ministers Conference; |
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| 27 | 28 | | moreover, he is the founder of the Brazoria County Martin Luther |
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| 28 | 29 | | King Jr. celebration, and he has played an active role in the local |
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| 29 | 30 | | NAACP; an alumnus of Paul Quinn College and Prairie View A&M |
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| 30 | 31 | | University, he holds a doctor of divinity degree from the Guadalupe |
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| 31 | 32 | | Theological Seminary; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has led Calvary First |
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| 33 | 34 | | Baptist Church with conviction and compassion, and he has earned |
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| 34 | 35 | | the lasting respect and admiration of both his congregants and |
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| 35 | 36 | | members of the wider community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby commend Bishop Charles E. Richardson Sr. for his |
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| 38 | 39 | | outstanding 30-year tenure with Calvary First Baptist Church and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his |
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| 40 | 41 | | important work; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for Bishop Richardson as an expression of high regard by |
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| 43 | 44 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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