H.R. No. 1781
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The Reverend Jonathan Ramsay Snape is stepping down
  as associate pastor of Leander United Methodist Church to take on
  the role of senior pastor at Covenant UMC in Austin in July 2019;
  and
         WHEREAS, A native of Virginia, Jon Snape was a leader in the
  Young Life ministry at McLean Bible Church during his high school
  years, and he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and
  religious studies from Rhodes College, where he received the Mollie
  Royall McCord Memorial Prize in Bible and the Kinney Award for
  service to multilingual communities; he later earned his master of
  divinity degree from Vanderbilt University, where he was a Turner
  Scholar; and
         WHEREAS, An ordained elder of the United Methodist Church,
  Reverend Snape was a youth director, associate pastor, and pastor
  in Tennessee, and in 2015, he moved to Texas to serve as director of
  outreach at Hunt UMC; he has served Leander UMC as associate pastor
  since 2016; over the course of his tenure, he has participated in
  the Fellowships in Pastoral Leadership for Public Life, a program
  that invites members of the clergy to engage with public leaders
  about issues affecting the community, and he also helped initiate a
  new Spanish worship service at the church; and
         WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Pastor Snape enjoys the love
  and support of his wife, Julianne Jarrett, and their two children,
  Corban and Noelle; and
         WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has served Leander UMC with
  conviction and compassion and earned the lasting respect and
  admiration of its congregants, and he may reflect with pride on his
  accomplishments as he takes on the challenges and opportunities of
  his new position; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend the Reverend Jonathan Ramsay Snape for
  his dedicated service to Leander UMC and extend to him sincere best
  wishes for continued success in his important work; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Reverend Snape as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Bohac
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1781 was adopted by the House on May
  24, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House