House Resolution 3

A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING REVEREND DR. LISA ALLEN-MCLAURIN UPON HER APPOINTMENT TO THE POSITIONS OF MUSIC SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AND INTERIM CHORAL DIRECTOR AT THE AMERICAN CHURCH IN PARIS, FRANCE.

WHEREAS, we join the Reverend Dr. Lisa Allen-McLaurin's family, friends, congregation and colleagues in honoring her upon her appointment as the Music Scholar-in-Residence and Interim Choral Director at the American Church in Paris, France; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Allen-McLaurin is an Emmy and Webby award-winning pastor, professor and public theologian who serves as the Coordinator of Practical Ministries for the Sixth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, and she also serves as the Helmar Emil Nielsen Professor of Church Music and Worship and Degree Coordinator for the Master of Arts in Liturgical Arts and Culture at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Allen-McLaurin holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in piano and music education from Millsaps College and the University of Southern Mississippi, and she also holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Allen-McLaurin is the author of three books, including: A Womanist Theology of Worship: Liturgy, Justice, and Communal Righteousness (2021); Development Comes Before Deliverance: A 9-Week Sermon Series and Bible Study on the Book of Exodus (2018); and Worship Matters! A Collection of Essays on the Practical and Spiritual Discipline of Worship (2015); and

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to recognize outstanding individuals, especially those such as Reverend Dr. Allen-McLaurin, whose musical excellence and devotion to her faith brings honor to the State of Mississippi:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Reverend Dr. Lisa Allen-McLaurin upon her appointment to the positions of Music Scholar-in-Residence and Interim Choral Director at the American Church in Paris, France, and extend to her our best wishes for continued success in all her future endeavors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Reverend Dr. Lisa Allen-McLaurin, forwarded to the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.