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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Reverend Jonathan Ramsay Snape is stepping down |
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as associate pastor of Leander United Methodist Church to take on |
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the role of senior pastor at Covenant UMC in Austin in July 2019; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Virginia, Jon Snape was a leader in the |
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Young Life ministry at McLean Bible Church during his high school |
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years, and he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and |
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religious studies from Rhodes College, where he received the Mollie |
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Royall McCord Memorial Prize in Bible and the Kinney Award for |
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service to multilingual communities; he later earned his master of |
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divinity degree from Vanderbilt University, where he was a Turner |
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Scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, An ordained elder of the United Methodist Church, |
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Reverend Snape was a youth director, associate pastor, and pastor |
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in Tennessee, and in 2015, he moved to Texas to serve as director of |
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outreach at Hunt UMC; he has served Leander UMC as associate pastor |
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since 2016; over the course of his tenure, he has participated in |
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the Fellowships in Pastoral Leadership for Public Life, a program |
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that invites members of the clergy to engage with public leaders |
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about issues affecting the community, and he also helped initiate a |
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new Spanish worship service at the church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Pastor Snape enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Julianne Jarrett, and their two children, |
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Corban and Noelle; and |
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WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has served Leander UMC with |
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conviction and compassion and earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of its congregants, and he may reflect with pride on his |
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accomplishments as he takes on the challenges and opportunities of |
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his new position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Reverend Jonathan Ramsay Snape for |
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his dedicated service to Leander UMC and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in his important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Reverend Snape as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |