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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Reverend Marvin Joe Moore and his wife, Mildred |
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Ann Moore, are being honored on May 25, 2025, for their 50 years of |
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pastoral leadership at First Church Bay City; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, Reverend and Sister |
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Moore have guided their church with steadfast dedication and |
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compassion; both husband and wife hold multiple certifications and |
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licenses, and they have demonstrated a firm commitment to meeting |
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the needs of their congregants as well as to providing mentorship to |
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aspiring members of the clergy; along the way, they have been |
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blessed to watch their children and grandchildren follow in their |
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footsteps by becoming involved in the church's pastoral, music, and |
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outreach ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Marvin Joe Moore has preached the gospel all |
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over the world, including in such faraway places as South Africa, |
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Hong Kong, the Philippines, France, Israel, India, and the |
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Netherlands; his overseas ministry work continues to this day, and |
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next year, he plans to visit and meet with ministers in Goa, India; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A former schoolteacher and a licensed professional |
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counselor, Sister Mildred Ann Moore is focused on helping victims |
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of domestic violence, and she is an active part of the county's |
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crisis intervention team for those needing counseling during |
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emergencies and disasters; she has played a vital role in the music |
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ministry at First Church in Bay City, and she has inspired many |
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people by sharing her gifts as a musician with her congregation and |
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during her husband's foreign ministry travels; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, Reverend Marvin Joe Moore and |
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Sister Mildred Ann Moore have wholeheartedly committed themselves |
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to advancing the mission of First Church in Bay City, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the couple as they |
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celebrate this special milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Marvin Joe Moore and Sister |
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Mildred Ann Moore for their 50 years of pastoral service at First |
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Church Bay City and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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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 couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |