Pastor Ronald K. Mouton, Sr.

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Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, we mourn the loss of a pillar in the Houston community: Reverend Ronald K. Mouton, Sr., Pastor of the East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, who was tragically murdered on Friday, June 24, 2022. Pastor Ronald K. Mouton, Sr., was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 2, 1963, to Pastor Roland E. Mouton, Sr., and Mary Mouton. Pastor Mouton's parents impressed upon their son the values of service and devotion, setting him on the path that would ultimately lead him to East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Pastor Ronald Mouton was a proud alumnus of the Houston public school system, graduating with honors from the Ross Shaw Sterling High School in 1981. Pastor Mouton went on to study at Baylor University before transferring to Stephen F. Austin State University, where he studied Criminal Justice and Business Law. In 1983, Ronald K. Mouton, Sr. married Ms. Suzanne Poullard, his high school sweetheart with whom he attended his Senior Prom. His career in the ministry began at the urging of his father, who encouraged him to preach to those incarcerated at Houston's Prison Farm on Sundays. He did so for more than two years. In so doing he developed his ministry at the Prison Farm. In August 1991, Reverend Mouton, Sr. accepted the call to Pastor East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. In the subsequent years, Pastor Mouton's sermons and preaching style became well known, and he established himself as one of Houston's most renowned pastors. As his prominence grew, Pastor Mouton became an area coordinator for the WHW Expository Preaching Conference, and he also received an honorary Doctorate Degree from Elbon Solutions of Studies in Apple Valley California. Pastor Mouton's explosive sermons continuously stressed the importance of fostering community with love for each other. The East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church declared the month of August as PASTOR MOUTON month as an expression of appreciation for his stellar service to the community. Pastor Mouton's tragic passing is an immense loss, as we will never again experience his inspiring oratory. He faithfully served East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church for almost 32 years, the longest tenure of any Pastor in the Church's history. Pastor Mouton, Sr. is survived by his wife of 38 years Suzanne Poullard Mouton; his brothers, Pastor Roland Mouton Jr., John Edward Mouton, and Wilton Enard; his sister Jacqueline Mouton Factor; four children, Ronald Keith Mouton Jr., Ryan Keith Mouton, Glenn Edward Poullard, and Tamika Shante Johnson; ten grandchildren; and a loving and heartbroken community. He will be dearly missed.

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