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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Wills |
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Point International Outreach Church, the church home of our |
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distinguished colleague, State Representative Betty Brown; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Michael Williams and his wife, Brenda, were |
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encouraged to organize a church in Wills Point after hosting a |
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series of Bible-study seminars there; eventually, land was secured |
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and congregants completed the building of a sanctuary, where they |
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met for the first time on Easter Sunday, March 30, 1986; and |
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WHEREAS, For several years, the church worked to pay down its |
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debt, while also supporting many local, national, and foreign |
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missions; at its 15th anniversary celebration, guest minister Dr. |
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Jerry Savelle felt led to pay the remaining balance, and the church |
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has been debt free ever since; it has given more than $1 million to |
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missions in the last 10 years alone; and |
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WHEREAS, Church members support a number of worthwhile |
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programs, including the annual Hallelujah Night, which serves as a |
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Christian alternative to Halloween and has grown to include some |
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4,000 participants since beginning in 1997; moreover, the church |
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campus continues to expand, thanks to a donation of more than 40 |
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acres, and will soon be home to a gymnasium/auditorium; and |
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WHEREAS, Wills Point International Outreach Church has |
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provided steadfast spiritual and moral guidance to the community it |
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serves for a quarter-century, and its continued existence is a |
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tribute to the commitment and faith of both its members and its |
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leaders; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of Wills Point |
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International Outreach Church and extend to all those associated |
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with the church sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Wills Point International Outreach Church as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2652 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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