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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pastor Alfred Stapleton of Shekinah Tabernacle |
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Baptist Church in Dallas is serving as Chaplain of the Day for the |
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Texas House of Representatives on May 22, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Ennis, A. C. Stapleton graduated from |
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George W. Carver High School in 1965 and then served for two years |
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in the United States military; after returning to civilian life, he |
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furthered his education with studies at Criswell College, Bishop |
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College, and the Dallas Theological Seminary; he answered the call |
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to the ministry in 1977 and preached his first sermon in August of |
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that year at Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas under the |
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leadership of Dr. E. K. Bailey, who ordained him as a minister in |
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July 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Stapleton went on to preach at West Union |
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Baptist Church in Palestine, Eighth Street Baptist Church in |
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Temple, and Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church, where he has |
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presided over the congregation for the past 25 years; in addition to |
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increasing church membership, he has overseen an outreach program |
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called the Lazarus Ministry that has provided food for 38,000 |
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people, delivered clothing to homeless shelters, and assisted |
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residents with housing and other needs; he is supported in all his |
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endeavors by his loving wife, Sister Luvernia Stapleton, with whom |
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he has raised three children; and |
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WHEREAS, Well-respected among his peers, Pastor Stapleton |
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serves as president of the Dallas Baptist Ministers Conference, and |
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he has served as first vice moderator of the Galilee Griggs Memorial |
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District Association of Baptist Churches; a member of the Home |
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Mission Board General Commission, he has further distinguished |
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himself through his work with the Evangelist Board of the General |
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Commission, the Dallas Baptist Association, the Southern Bible |
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Conference, and the National Baptist Convention; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman exemplifies the highest |
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standards of his vocation, and it is indeed a pleasure to welcome |
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him to this chamber; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Pastor A. C. Stapleton for his service as |
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Chaplain of the Day and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor Stapleton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |