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Monday, December 10, 2018
Councilman defines volunteerism as he departs Howe
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Coleman at the FBC Community Easter Service in 2016. Staff photo. Volunteers are hard to come by. Jonathan Coleman's legacy in Howe can be one that always stepped up for his community. Coleman will depart Howe shortly as he’s accepted a position as a pastor of Outreach Mission Dorado Baptist Church in Odessa, Texas. There he will be mentored by Senior Pastor Del Traffanstedt.
Coleman began his community service career by serving as vice president of Keep Howe Beautiful during its forming year of 2013. He then was a part of the forming board of the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce where he served as secretary when it reformed in January 2015. He served two years on the Parent Advisory Board with Howe ISD and coached youth Coleman arrived in Howe in 2012 softball, baseball, and flag football. to accept the music minister Spectators at Bulldog Stadium that position at First Baptist Howe. He have seen the scoreboard have quickly became involved in the witnessed the work of Coleman as community. he was the scoreboard operation in all games (seventh grade to "Starting in the fall of 2012, I went varsity) for five years. to every football game Howe played whether it was home or Most recently, Coleman threw his away," said Coleman. "We came to hat in the ring for city council and every game whether it was raining was sworn in on May 16, 2017. or freezing because I wanted to be involved the community and I "My wife joked with me last week could tell right away that high and reminded me that my council school football was a big part of platform was to fix our parks and this community." have nicer parks," said Coleman. page 24
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