| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 244 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Members of St. Luke "Community" United Methodist |
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| 6 | 6 | | Church in Dallas are celebrating the 90th anniversary of their |
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| 7 | 7 | | church's founding in 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1933, the congregation was organized as St. Paul |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mission Church by ministers from St. Paul United Methodist Church |
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| 10 | 10 | | downtown, who recognized a need in East Dallas; the first small |
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| 11 | 11 | | structure built by members was destroyed by a fire in 1941, but four |
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| 12 | 12 | | years later, they completed a new red brick sanctuary on Wahoo |
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| 13 | 13 | | Street and Spring Avenue; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The congregation became St. Luke Methodist Church |
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| 15 | 15 | | in the late 1950s; it moved to its present-day campus in 1974, under |
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| 16 | 16 | | the leadership of longtime pastor Zan W. Holmes Jr., who also added |
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| 17 | 17 | | the word "Community" to its name; in 2017, St. Luke transferred its |
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| 18 | 18 | | old Wahoo Street property to the Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community |
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| 19 | 19 | | Outreach Center to support its good works; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Since July 2020, the church has been ably guided by |
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| 21 | 21 | | senior pastor Richie Butler; he worked tirelessly to maintain the |
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| 22 | 22 | | congregation's cohesion during the upheaval of the COVID-19 |
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| 23 | 23 | | pandemic and following major storm damage to the church in spring |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2021; while repairs were underway, Highland Park United Methodist |
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| 25 | 25 | | Church shared its facilities; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, St. Luke sponsors a variety of initiatives |
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| 27 | 27 | | benefiting the wider community, including donations of food and |
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| 28 | 28 | | clothing, eviction prevention, and emergency and temporary |
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| 29 | 29 | | shelter; it has partnered with Harvest Project to distribute fresh |
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| 30 | 30 | | fruits and vegetables and with Project Unity to offer COVID-19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | vaccinations and testing; moreover, it assists children of |
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| 32 | 32 | | incarcerated parents and youth in foster care; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, For nine decades, St. Luke has provided area |
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| 34 | 34 | | residents with opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | community outreach, and its continued existence is a tribute to the |
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| 36 | 36 | | unwavering commitment of its members, both past and present; now, |
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| 37 | 37 | | therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate St. Luke "Community" United |
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| 40 | 40 | | Methodist Church on its 90th anniversary and extend to its members |
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| 41 | 41 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Jones of Dallas |
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| 46 | 46 | | Bowers |
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| 47 | 47 | | Bryant |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 244 was adopted by the House on |
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| 51 | 51 | | February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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