86R20753 SME-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 933
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of People's Missionary Baptist Church in
Dallas are joining together on April 12, 2019, to honor Pastor
S. M. Wright II for 24 years of dedicated service to their
congregation; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Wright assumed the pulpit at People's
Missionary Baptist Church from his father, the late Reverend
Sylvester Wright Sr., who led the house of worship from 1957 until
his passing in 1994; since 1995, the younger Pastor Wright has
devoted himself to advancing the church's mission and guiding its
congregation, which today numbers more than 2,000 members; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman has further benefited his
community as cofounder and president of the S. M. Wright
Foundation; established in 1998, the nonprofit organization seeks
to support children and families in need in the Dallas/Fort Worth
area; to that end, it provides assistance through hunger relief,
education, health and social services, and economic empowerment,
and it also sponsors a host of noteworthy events, including the
Thanksgiving Day Giveaway and Christmas in the Park; and
WHEREAS, Through his far-reaching spiritual and civic
endeavors, Pastor S. M. Wright II has made a lasting and positive
difference in many lives, and the occasion of his 24th pastoral
anniversary provides a welcome opportunity to recognize his
outstanding record of service; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby honor S. M. Wright II on his 24th anniversary as
pastor of People's Missionary Baptist Church and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued success in his important work;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Pastor Wright as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.