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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rivers Renard Glover I is being honored by the |
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members of Graceland Community Church in Stafford for his dedicated |
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service to that congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston, Dr. Glover was ordained to preach |
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in 1986; he founded and pastored New Direction Baptist Church and |
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served as assistant pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of |
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Christ, both in his hometown, before stepping into the pulpit of New |
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Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Wharton; and |
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WHEREAS, Now pastor of Graceland Community Church, this |
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kind-hearted and highly esteemed leader attended Houston Community |
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College and Union Baptist College and Seminary, earned a bachelor's |
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degree from Texas Southern University, and graduated with honors |
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from Andersonville Theological Seminary with a bachelor's degree in |
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religion and a master's degree in theology; he received a doctorate |
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of ministry from Faith Seminary in Tacoma, Washington, and was |
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awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Thomas Christian College; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to meeting the spiritual needs of his |
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parishioners, Dr. Glover works with a number of religious and civic |
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organizations, including the National Baptist Convention, USA, |
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Inc., and the Houston and Fort Bend/Wharton Chapters of the NAACP; |
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he founded Upscale Revitalization CDC, which he has served as |
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executive director, and has led Project NOAH (Needs Over and Above |
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Help) and the Joy for the Journey Ministry, Inc., as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Glover is an outstanding teacher and orator who |
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has made immeasurable contributions in the lives of others, and he |
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is most deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Rivers Renard Glover I on his |
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achievements as pastor of Graceland Community Church and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Glover as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |