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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Each year, Mount Olive Baptist Church in Arlington |
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hosts its Unity in the Community citywide worship service; and |
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WHEREAS, First held in 2017, Unity in the Community brings |
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together Arlington residents of all denominations and walks of life |
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for a night of fellowship and music; proceeds from the event benefit |
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local charitable organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mount Olive Baptist has served the Arlington |
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community since 1897, when a small group of Black Tarrant County |
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residents founded the church at its original location on Indiana |
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Street; in order to meet the needs of a growing membership, the |
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congregation moved to its current house of worship on West Sanford |
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Street in 1989, and in the decades since, the church has expanded to |
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include a day care center, a Christian academy, a federal credit |
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union, and Arlington New Beginnings, a housing community for the |
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elderly; and |
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WHEREAS, The congregation's citywide worship service |
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provides an opportunity for area Texans to join together on a |
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special occasion of fellowship, unity, and hope for our common |
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future, and all those who help make this worthwhile endeavor |
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possible are indeed deserving of recognition for their dedicated |
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efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the annual |
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Mount Olive Baptist Church Unity in the Community event and extend |
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to everyone in attendance sincere best wishes for a meaningful and |
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memorable gathering; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mount Olive Baptist Church as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |