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78S40896 KO-D

By:  Dutton                                                       H.R. No. 184



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The year 2004 marks the 125th anniversary of the 
Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Houston; and
	WHEREAS, The church traces its roots to 1879 when the 
Reverend W. W. Navigan presided over the first service in a two-room 
shotgun house on St. Charles Street; services were held at that 
modest structure until a proper facility was erected at a lot on 
Dowling Street; and
	WHEREAS, Since those early days, the Jordan Grove Missionary 
Baptist Church has benefited from the leadership of a number of 
outstanding clergymen; that distinguished roster includes the 
Reverend Lorenzo Williams, the Reverend J. R. Lofton, the Reverend 
W. A. Joshua, the Reverend William Hayward Banks, the Reverend 
Murphy H. Peterson, the Reverend David M. Roberts, and interim 
pastors, the Reverend Jesse Jones and the Reverend Carlos 
Washington; and
	WHEREAS, In 1993, the Reverend Danny Davis was called to 
shepherd the congregation of Jordan Grove; under the inspired 
guidance of Reverend Davis for the past eleven years, the church has 
conducted a successful Soul Winning Campaign, expanded its 
facilities, created a Day Bible Study Class, and welcomed more than 
500 new members to its thriving congregation; and
	WHEREAS, For 125 years, the Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist 
Church in Houston has provided steadfast spiritual and moral 
guidance to the community it serves, and its continued existence is 
a tribute to the commitment and faith of its leaders and members, 
past and present; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the members of 
the Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church on the joyous occasion 
of the church's 125th anniversary and extend to them best wishes for 
a memorable and meaningful observance; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.