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07 LC 28 3713
House Resolution 831
By: Representatives Holmes of the 61st, Bruce of the 64th, Mosby of the 90th, Marin of the 96th, Shipp of the 58th, and others

A RESOLUTION


Commending Reverend Marvin A. Moss; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Reverend Marvin A. Moss was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and graduated from Goldsboro High School; and

WHEREAS, he received a bachelor´s degree from Hampton University and a master´s of divinity degree from Gammon Theological Seminary of the Interdenominational Theological Center; and

WHEREAS, he served as associate pastor of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Decatur and pastor of Saint James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta where the congregation increased from 100 to 1,500 members; and

WHEREAS, he was assigned to the Cascade United Methodist Church in June 2006; and

WHEREAS, he has been an outstanding civic leader and served as a board member of Habitat for Humanity and the Ed Isakson YMCA; and

WHEREAS, he has been a leader in the North Georgia District of the United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, he has been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the education and welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state; and

WHEREAS, his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of his community have earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and

WHEREAS, he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Reverend Marvin A. Moss for his many accomplishments to the civic, religious, and social life of the Atlanta metropolitan community and extend to him their most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Reverend Marvin A. Moss.