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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Sweet Home Baptist Church in Fort Worth |
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gathered on March 29, 2009, to pay tribute to their pastor, the |
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Reverend James C. Brown, for his 14 years of service to the |
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congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Abilene, Reverend Brown was born to |
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Grant and Faye Brown; he attended Macedonia Baptist Church under |
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the leadership of the late Reverend T. G. Oliphant and graduated |
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from Abilene High School; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned his bachelor's degree from Texas Christian |
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University and his master's degree from Amberton University; he is |
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also a licensed funeral director; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 1993, Reverend Brown answered the call |
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to preach under the leadership of the founding pastor of Sweet Home |
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Baptist Church, the Reverend Roy W. Bivens, Sr.; in March 1995, |
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Reverend Brown was installed as the second pastor in the history of |
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the church; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Brown has been responsible for the overall |
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operation of the church, preaching, teaching, leading the |
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congregation in its spiritual growth and development, and assisting |
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members with spiritual and personal concerns; he also represents |
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the church at all levels of convention and association involvement |
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and established the Abundant Life Ministry to help the less |
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fortunate; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his years of service at Sweet Home |
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Baptist, Pastor Brown is the moderator of the Progressive West |
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Texas Baptist District Association and currently serves as |
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financial secretary of the minister's conference of the National |
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Missionary Baptist Convention of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Brown has been blessed with a loving wife, |
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the former Jarilyn S. Scott, two children, Carey and Jessica, and |
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two grandchildren, Devyn Michele and Deion James; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Brown has led Sweet Home Baptist Church |
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with compassion, wisdom, and insight, and he has earned the lasting |
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respect and admiration of his congregants; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend James C. Brown on his |
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14th pastoral anniversary with Sweet Home Baptist Church and extend |
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to 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 Reverend Brown as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |