By: Ellis S.R. No. 918 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Reverend J. J. Roberson, pastor of Mount Hebron 1-3 Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, has been selected as 1-4 the new president of the Baptist Ministers Association of Houston 1-5 and Vicinity and will be officially installed at the inaugural 1-6 banquet on May 28, 1993, at the Westin Galleria Hotel; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Baptist Ministers Association of Houston and 1-8 Vicinity is the oldest and largest institution of its kind with 1-9 more than 300 ministers representing over 100,000 congregational 1-10 members; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Founder and organizer of Mount Hebron Missionary 1-12 Baptist Church, Incorporated, Reverend Roberson has served as the 1-13 church's pastor since its establishment in 1958; and 1-14 WHEREAS, From its humble beginnings in the garage of the 1-15 pastor's home, the church has grown rapidly from 16 members to 1-16 over 2,000, including 1,022 families; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Through the years Reverend Roberson has ministered 1-18 faithfully to the spiritual needs of innumerable Christians and has 1-19 dedicated his life to the work of Mount Hebron Baptist Church; and 1-20 WHEREAS, A strong defender of the Baptist faith, 1-21 Reverend Roberson is interested in the civic, educational, 1-22 and religious development of his people; and 1-23 WHEREAS, He has been deeply involved in various community 2-1 organizations devoted to the improvement of the neighborhood and 2-2 the city; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The esteemed minister has served as 1st 2-4 vice-president of the Baptist Ministers Association of Houston 2-5 and Vicinity, as 2nd vice-moderator of the Independent Missionary 2-6 Baptist General Association of Texas, and as secretary-treasurer 2-7 of Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas BTU Board; and 2-8 WHEREAS, A native of New Gulf, Texas, Reverend Roberson was 2-9 educated in the public school system of Wharton County and attended 2-10 Southwestern Seminary and Texas Southern University; he received 2-11 his doctor of divinity degree from Mount Hope Bible College; and 2-12 WHEREAS, A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the 2-13 United States Army and is commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars 2-14 Eugene Warren Post Number 471; now, therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-16 73rd Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to the 2-17 Reverend J. J. Roberson as he assumes the duties of president 2-18 of the Baptist Ministers Association of Houston and Vicinity; 2-19 and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-21 as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate with best 2-22 wishes for a most memorable occasion. 2-23 _____________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the 3-1 above Resolution was adopted by 3-2 the Senate on May 11, 1993. 3-3 _____________________________________ 3-4 Secretary of the Senate 3-5 _____________________________________ 3-6 Member, Texas Senate