Bill Text: TX HR1323 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for eight years of dedicated service at Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in Mesquite.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1323 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1323-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for eight years of dedicated service at Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in Mesquite.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1323 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1323-Introduced.html
83R17153 MGR-D | ||
By: Rose | H.R. No. 1323 |
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WHEREAS, The members of Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in | ||
Mesquite are coming together April 12-14, 2013, to honor Pastor | ||
Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for eight years of | ||
dedicated service to that congregation; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of New Orleans, Pastor Rainey began leading | ||
worship services when he was just 15 years old, and he entered the | ||
ministry four years later; he went on to become a youth pastor at 21 | ||
and studied at Union Baptist Theological Seminary and New Orleans | ||
Baptist Theological Seminary; and | ||
WHEREAS, Pastor and Mrs. Rainey relocated to Dallas after | ||
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, founding Jireh's Tabernacle Worship | ||
Center in December of that year; the church has since played a vital | ||
role in the community, providing area residents with opportunities | ||
for spiritual growth, fellowship, and outreach; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jireh's Tabernacle sponsors a variety of ministries | ||
and places a special emphasis on reaching out to young people | ||
through its choir, Bible study, and other youth activities; in | ||
addition, the congregation has focused on extending a helping hand | ||
to those in need through its food drives and holiday projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout their tenure at Jireh's Tabernacle, | ||
Pastor and First Lady Rainey have wholeheartedly committed | ||
themselves to advancing the mission of the church, and in so doing, | ||
they have enriched the lives of numerous people with their strong | ||
faith and guidance; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady | ||
Jazmine Rainey for their eight years of service and leadership at | ||
Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center and extend to them sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Pastor and First Lady Rainey as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |