TITLE: Honoring Pastor A. C. Stapleton of Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church in Dallas for his service as Chaplain of the Day for the Texas House of Representatives.

SUMMARY: Honoring Pastor A. C. Stapleton of Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church in Dallas for his service as Chaplain of the Day for the Texas House of Representatives.

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WHEREAS, Pastor Alfred Stapleton of Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church in Dallas is serving as Chaplain of the Day for the Texas House of Representatives on May 22, 2019; and WHEREAS, A native of Ennis, A. C. Stapleton graduated from George W. Carver High School in 1965 and then served for two years in the United States military; after returning to civilian life, he furthered his education with studies at Criswell College, Bishop College, and the Dallas Theological Seminary; he answered the call to the ministry in 1977 and preached his first sermon in August of that year at Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas under the leadership of Dr. E. K. Bailey, who ordained him as a minister in July 1979; and WHEREAS, Pastor Stapleton went on to preach at West Union Baptist Church in Palestine, Eighth Street Baptist Church in Temple, and Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church, where he has presided over the congregation for the past 25 years; in addition to increasing church membership, he has overseen an outreach program called the Lazarus Ministry that has provided food for 38,000 people, delivered clothing to homeless shelters, and assisted residents with housing and other needs; he is supported in all his endeavors by his loving wife, Sister Luvernia Stapleton, with whom he has raised three children; and WHEREAS, Well-respected among his peers, Pastor Stapleton serves as president of the Dallas Baptist Ministers Conference, and he has served as first vice moderator of the Galilee Griggs Memorial District Association of Baptist Churches; a member of the Home Mission Board General Commission, he has further distinguished himself through his work with the Evangelist Board of the General Commission, the Dallas Baptist Association, the Southern Bible Conference, and the National Baptist Convention; and WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman exemplifies the highest standards of his vocation, and it is indeed a pleasure to welcome him to this chamber; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby honor Pastor A. C. Stapleton for his service as Chaplain of the Day and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Pastor Stapleton as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Davis of Dallas Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1690 was adopted by the House on May 22, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House