[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E799]
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                      PASTOR RONALD K. MOUTON, SR.

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2022

  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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