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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in |
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Houston are celebrating the installation of their new pastor, the |
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Reverend Dr. Johnny W. Gambrell Jr., on April 14, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Diboll, Dr. Gambrell earned bachelor's |
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and master's degrees in theology from the Tennessee School of |
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Religion in Memphis; he additionally holds doctoral degrees in |
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theology, divinity, and law from the Inter-Baptist Theological |
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Center in Houston, along with doctoral degrees in philosophy, |
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letters, and Christian counseling from the Basic Training |
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Development Theological Institute of Houston, where he serves as |
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vice president and as an instructor of Old and New Testament |
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classes; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gambrell was the associate minister at Little |
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Flock Missionary Baptist Church in Baytown before he was called |
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upon to assume the pulpit of Morning Star Missionary Baptist |
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Church; as he begins the next exciting chapter of his ministerial |
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career, he is blessed with the support and encouragement of his |
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loving wife, Sandra Gambrell, and their cherished family; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Johnny Gambrell has committed his life to |
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spreading the gospel and sharing his wisdom and expertise with his |
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community of faith, and the members of the Morning Star |
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congregation may indeed look forward to a future of meaningful |
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fellowship under his guidance; 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 Dr. Johnny |
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W. Gambrell Jr. on his installation as pastor of Morning Star |
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Missionary Baptist Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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a rewarding and productive tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Reverend Gambrell as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |