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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church |
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in Houston are joining together on April 14, 2019, to honor the |
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Reverend Samuel Compton Sr. for his 29 years of dedicated service to |
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that congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, A Houston native, Samuel Compton was raised in the |
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Settegast community by Dr. Esther Compton and the Reverend |
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T. J. Compton, Mt. Canaan's founding pastor; he graduated from |
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Elmore High School and continued his education at Texas Southern |
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University before earning degrees at the Southern Baptist |
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Theological Seminary and Inter Baptist Theological Seminary; and |
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WHEREAS, When T. J. Compton passed away in 1990, Samuel |
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Compton was called to take his father's place as pastor of |
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Mt. Canaan; in the nearly three decades since, this esteemed |
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clergyman has provided valued inspiration and guidance to his |
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community of faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Compton has reached out to the wider |
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community by establishing the Dr. Esther Compton Community |
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Development Center Inc. and the Eden Event Center; moreover, he has |
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served as manager of the Intelligent Minds Development Center and |
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as president of the Puritan District Association of Texas and |
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Northeast Ministers Alliance, and he is a member of the Houston |
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North Forest Chamber of Commerce board; in all his endeavors, he has |
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enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Andrea Compton; and |
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WHEREAS, Success in leading a church requires a tremendous |
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commitment of time, an ability to inspire congregants through words |
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and deeds, and an unwavering belief in the importance of faith, and |
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Samuel Compton truly exemplifies the highest standards of his |
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vocation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Samuel Compton Sr. on |
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his 29th anniversary with Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor Compton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |