H.R. No. 333
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bishop Charles E. Richardson Sr. is being honored
in April 2019 for his 30 years of dedicated service as pastor of
Calvary First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, A native of Washington County, Bishop Richardson was
licensed to preach the gospel the month before his graduation from
Brenham High School in May 1974; he became the pastor of Bethel
Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Cawthon that same year, and he
subsequently led the congregation of Greater First Saint Emanuel
Baptist Church in Freeport for 11 years; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Richardson assumed the pulpit at Calvary
First Baptist Church in October 1989; over the past three decades,
he has ably guided its membership in raising funds for a new
facility, purchasing three houses to be used as rental properties,
and establishing an after-school computer program; and
WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling his many pastoral
responsibilities, Bishop Richardson has given freely of his time
and talents to a number of other religious and community
organizations; he established the Body of Christ Christian
Believers Convention International in 2011, and he has been
selected to leadership positions in the American Baptist Western
District Association, the American Baptist General Convention of
Texas, and the Prairie View A&M University Ministers Conference;
moreover, he is the founder of the Brazoria County Martin Luther
King Jr. celebration, and he has played an active role in the local
NAACP; an alumnus of Paul Quinn College and Prairie View A&M
University, he holds a doctor of divinity degree from the Guadalupe
Theological Seminary; and
WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has led Calvary First
Baptist Church with conviction and compassion, and he has earned
the lasting respect and admiration of both his congregants and
members of the wider community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Bishop Charles E. Richardson Sr. for his
outstanding 30-year tenure with Calvary First Baptist Church and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his
important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Bishop Richardson as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 333 was adopted by the House on March
13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House