Bill Text: TX HR188 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 31st anniversary of Christian Bible Church in Missouri City and honoring the Reverend Rudolph White Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR188 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR188-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 188 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of Christian Bible Church in Missouri City | ||
| are gathering on September 24, 2017, to celebrate their church's | ||
| 31st anniversary and to express gratitude to their senior pastor, | ||
| the Reverend Rudolph White Jr., for his more than three decades of | ||
| service to that congregation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the auspices of Southway Baptist Church, | ||
| Pastor White organized Christian Bible Church as an independent | ||
| entity in 1986; the new church's inaugural service was held on April | ||
| 6 of that year, with 10 individuals in attendance; early on, the | ||
| congregation worshipped in a storefront on South Braeswood | ||
| Boulevard in Houston, and it later met at Hunters Glen Elementary | ||
| School in Missouri City; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1994, Christian Bible Church built its own | ||
| sanctuary on land along Highway 2234; the church eventually outgrew | ||
| that site, and in 2012 it moved to a new, 40,000-square-foot | ||
| facility on Texas Parkway in Missouri City; the campus today | ||
| includes a bookstore, gymnasium, playscape, and café, as well as | ||
| administrative offices and classrooms; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the decades since the church's founding, its | ||
| members have greatly benefited from Pastor White's deep faith, | ||
| powerful preaching, and visionary leadership; this esteemed | ||
| minister holds a bachelor's degree from the College of Biblical | ||
| Studies in Houston and a master's degree from Faith Evangelical | ||
| College & Seminary in Tacoma, Washington, and he has continued his | ||
| studies at Luther Rice College & Seminary and Southwestern Baptist | ||
| Theological Seminary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pastor White gives generously of his time and | ||
| talents as president of the Fort Bend County Pastors Association, | ||
| and he works with Fort Bend Interfaith to support initiatives | ||
| designed to improve local schools; in all his endeavors, he is | ||
| blessed with the love and encouragement of his wife, Valarie, who | ||
| assists him in his ministry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Countless Missouri City residents have looked to | ||
| Christian Bible Church and Pastor White for spiritual guidance over | ||
| the years, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the | ||
| church and its founder at this time; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 31st | ||
| anniversary of Christian Bible Church and honor the Reverend | ||
| Rudolph White Jr. for his long service as its senior pastor; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Reynolds | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 188 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
