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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Wallisville community are |
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celebrating the relaunch of Eminence Baptist Church as The Cross |
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Baptist Church on July 27, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, This venerable religious institution can trace its |
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origins back to 1893, when it began ministering to families near the |
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Trinity River under the name Turtle Bay Baptist Church; the |
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congregation built its first sanctuary on a donated acre of land in |
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the woods, and it held frequent services with a preacher visiting |
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once a month; and |
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WHEREAS, The church later relocated to a nearby parcel of |
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land along the highway, where it erected a one-room building; after |
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reorganizing as Eminence Baptist Church, the congregation went on |
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to thrive for many years; then in 2023, following a wave of |
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community disengagement, the church initiated revitalization |
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efforts with the support of the Southern Baptists of Texas |
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Convention and the North American Mission Board; this endeavor has |
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culminated in the congregation's replanting as The Cross Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the church has benefited from the |
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dedicated efforts of many outstanding clergy, including Pastor |
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Shannon Cunningham, who leads the congregation today; united by |
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their shared faith and strong traditions, the members of this |
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notable house of worship have established a variety of commendable |
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programs that foster fellowship and offer help to those in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Countless Wallisville residents have looked to |
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The Cross Baptist Church for spiritual guidance through the years, |
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and it is a pleasure to join in honoring the church at this special |
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time in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the relaunch of |
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Eminence Baptist Church as The Cross Baptist Church and extend to |
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its members sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |