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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in |
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Dallas are gathering on September 12, 2021, to honor their senior |
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pastor, the Reverend Albert Kinder Haynes Sr., for his half century |
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of devoted service in the ministry; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Haynes answered the call to preach the gospel |
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at the age of 21; his distinguished ministerial career has included |
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a tenure as senior pastor at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Cheek, |
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and he went on to serve as pastor of the Fellowship Missionary |
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Baptist Church in Beaumont for more than 16 years before becoming |
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senior pastor at Bethany MBC; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic leader has worked to expand and improve |
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the Bethany ministries and has implemented a range of other |
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initiatives to benefit the congregation; his achievements include |
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organizing training workshops for church leaders and establishing |
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the K-12 tutorial program, which offers remedial education |
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assistance to students; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Haynes has participated in numerous civic |
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organizations in the communities where he has worked; he has led the |
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North Park Ministers' Coalition as president and is a founding |
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member and former president of the board of directors for the North |
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Park Community Development Corporation; moreover, he served as |
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chair of the City of Beaumont Affirmative Action Committee and as |
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president of the NAACP Beaumont branch; a graduate of Lamar |
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University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering, he |
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also completed postgraduate studies at the University of Houston |
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and the Southwestern Baptist Seminary Extension in Beaumont; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Albert Haynes is a source of wisdom and |
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inspiration to all who are privileged to know him, and it is a |
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pleasure to join in honoring him on this special occasion; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Reverend |
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Albert Kinder Haynes Sr. on his five decades in the ministry 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 Reverend Haynes as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |