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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For 70 years, families have come together to |
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celebrate their faith at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Crane; and |
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WHEREAS, Mount Zion Baptist has served as a spiritual home |
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for many members of the Crane community since its establishment by |
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the Reverend T. J. Hollis in February 1945; this notable |
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institution has provided a setting for important rites of passage |
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in the lives of area residents, and it is there that congregants |
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have taken their wedding vows, baptized their children, and mourned |
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those loved ones who have come to the end of their journey; it is |
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there, too, that worshippers search for the essential truths and |
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wisdom that may help them to lead more ethical, harmonious, and |
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compassionate lives; the church also supports programs that enable |
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its members to reach out to those in need and to put into action the |
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tenets of their faith; and |
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WHEREAS, While Mount Zion Baptist Church has undergone |
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numerous changes through the years to accommodate the evolving |
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needs of the congregation, it remains a constant and enduring |
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presence in Crane, and many who have worshipped there have |
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experienced a renewal of their faith and the welcoming embrace of a |
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caring community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate all those affiliated with Mount |
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Zion Baptist Church on the 70th anniversary of the church's |
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founding and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |