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be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (II Corinthians
9:15). God’s gift to us is Jesus Christ
our Savior and He is the Lord.
Pastor A. W. Anthony Mays was
born in Taylor, Texas and raised in Round Rock,
Texas. He accepted Christ and was baptized at
Sweet Home Baptist Church in Round Rock. In
1969, Pastor Mays accepted his call into the
ministry.
Pastor
Mays attended the public schools of Round Rock
Independent School District and became the first
African-American to attend the newly integrated
Round Rock High School. He continued his education
at the University of Texas, where he earned
a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Further
study was undertaken by Pastor Mays at the Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth,
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Pastor
Mays is the former Pastor of Sweet Home Baptist
Church in Round Rock, Texas; Antioch Baptist
Church in Wichita Falls, Texas and True Vine
Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas. He became the
Pastor of Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church
in 1986.
Over
the years, Pastor Mays has served in a number
of religious and community positions. He is
the former moderator of the East Texas Baptist
Association, he served as Vice President of
the Texas Baptist Congress of Christian Workers,
and, he is past president of the Baptist Ministers’
Union of Austin, Texas. Pastor Mays has also
served as Branch President of the NAACP in Wichita
Falls, Texas; Home Rule Charter Commissioner
of Round Rock, Texas and Planning and Zoning
Commissioner of Tyler, Texas.
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