86R8118 CJM-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 95
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of Grace Cathedral Church in Houston are
joining together on February 22, 2019, to honor the Reverend
Charles H. Taylor Sr. for three decades of dedicated service to
that congregation; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School, Reverend
Taylor continued his education at the College of Biblical Studies,
Texas Southern University, and Houston Baptist University; he was
ordained as a deacon in 1973 and as a minister four years later; and
WHEREAS, After serving as an assistant pastor at St. Matthew
Baptist Church for 10 years, Reverend Taylor assumed the pulpit at
Grace Cathedral in 1989; during his tenure, he has overseen the
construction of a new sanctuary and the establishment of the
nonprofit G. C. Community Development Corporation, which built the
Commons of Grace Senior Apartment Homes next to the church; he also
led the church's efforts to provide resources to those affected by
Hurricane Harvey; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Taylor has further contributed to his
community as president of Young Men for Christ and as a member of
the North Forest Independent School District Board of Trustees and
the Northeast Harris County Ministerial Alliance; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support
of his wife, Belinda Goree Taylor; the couple count among their
blessings a fine family that includes their five children,
Shalanda, Charles, ReQuita, Sharlette, and Brandon; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Taylor has led Grace Cathedral Church with
conviction and compassion, and he has earned the lasting respect
and admiration of his congregants as well as members of the greater
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Reverend Charles H. Taylor Sr. for
his outstanding 30-year tenure with Grace Cathedral Church in
Houston 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 Reverend Taylor as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.