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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Victor Alvarez is retiring as pastor of Iglesia |
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Bautista Fundamental in Brownsville on October 10, 2021, drawing to |
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a close more than four decades of service to the congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Alvarez moved to Brownsville with his family |
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when he was 10 days old, and he found his faith at the age of 22 in |
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Corpus Christi; he received his education at Salt Lake Bible |
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College, where he earned three degrees, including a doctorate in |
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theology; he began his career in Corpus Christi, where he was |
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assistant pastor at Iglesia Bautista El Cordero de Dios for five |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1980, Pastor Alvarez returned to Brownsville and |
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established Iglesia Bautista Fundamental in the Cameron Park |
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colonia; the congregation began meeting under a tree, and over |
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time, it moved into a 26,000-square-foot facility on two acres of |
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land; Pastor Alvarez also started the Christian Fundamental Academy |
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to educate children from kindergarten through the 12th grade, and |
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he raised money for scholarships, empowering many students to go on |
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to college and to productive professional careers; in addition, he |
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created a bus ministry, bringing more than 200 youth to Sunday |
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school every week; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Alvarez has further contributed to the |
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community through his work with the area's planning and zoning |
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committee, the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee, the |
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Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority, United for the Progress |
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of Cameron Park, and as a board member of the Colonia Self-Help |
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Program, as well as through his participation in voter registration |
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drives; and |
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WHEREAS, Victor Alvarez has distinguished himself as an |
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esteemed spiritual leader, a champion for Cameron Park, and a |
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powerful force for change in the community, and he may indeed take |
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pride in his outstanding record of service as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Pastor Victor |
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Alvarez on his retirement from Iglesia Bautista Fundamental and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor Alvarez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |