Bill Text: TX HR290 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church in Quitman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR290 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR290-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 290 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church in Quitman are | ||
| celebrating the 150th anniversary of their church's founding in | ||
| 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church is thought to be the | ||
| oldest African American church in Wood County and was organized | ||
| around 1861 under the leadership of the Reverend Austin Davis, the | ||
| church's first pastor, and the Reverend Jeff Warlick; the members | ||
| originally met and conducted services outside, beneath a brush | ||
| arbor, but in the fall of 1861 Bob Johnson, Sr., donated land where | ||
| the church cemetery is now located; a church edifice was built by | ||
| the Reverend Henry Brown, and the congregation continues to possess | ||
| a bench and a bell that were part of the original church fixtures; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Through the decades, Mt. Shiloh has benefited from | ||
| the dedicated efforts of many outstanding members of the clergy; in | ||
| the early 1960s, the Reverend C. Alexander became the pastor, and | ||
| during his tenure he restructured the morning services and planned | ||
| an evening service and other functions; he was succeeded by the | ||
| Reverend Beverly Montgomery, who assisted the church in securing | ||
| new pews and remodeling the entrance and sanctuary, as well as in | ||
| organizing the Baptist Training Union; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Numerous other area churches began as branches of | ||
| Mt. Shiloh, which is led today by the Reverend Troy Miller, who has | ||
| served as pastor for more than two decades; he is the grandson of | ||
| the late Reverend Alexander, while his wife, Yolanda Miller, is the | ||
| granddaughter of the late Lee A. Mabry and Fleetie Mabry, both | ||
| longtime members of Mt. Shiloh; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On June 26, 2011, the church marked its | ||
| sesquicentennial anniversary with a special celebration featuring | ||
| guest speaker Linda McCullough of Brocks Chapel United Methodist | ||
| Church in Quitman; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church has long served as a | ||
| source of spiritual enrichment to those who worship there, and its | ||
| continued existence is a tribute to the unwavering commitment of | ||
| its members, both past and present; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 150th | ||
| anniversary of the founding of Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church and extend | ||
| to the congregation sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 290 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
