Bill Text: TX HR660 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker at Smith Point Community Church in Chambers County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR660 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR660-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 660 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of Smith Point Community Church, in Chambers | ||
| County, are gathering on April 29, 2017, to dedicate an Official | ||
| Texas Historical Marker honoring that venerable congregation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beginning in the late 1800s, circuit-riding Baptist | ||
| preachers held monthly religious services for residents in the | ||
| area, first under the trees and later in the local schoolhouse, | ||
| which also functioned as a community fellowship center; eventually, | ||
| a second school was built to accommodate a growing population, and | ||
| that structure is used as the church's sanctuary to this day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brother Hollis and Addie Newman officially | ||
| reorganized Smith Point Baptist Church in 1948 with the assistance | ||
| of Mark and Richard "Dick" Whittington; the Reverend L. J. Hand | ||
| served as the congregation's first pastor; in 2007, the name was | ||
| changed to Smith Point Community Church to reflect the church's | ||
| status as the only religious institution in the area; the Reverend | ||
| Michael K. Graves currently leads the bilingual congregation, which | ||
| worships in both English and Spanish; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 100 years, Smith Point Community | ||
| Church has been a source of inspiration and guidance to area | ||
| residents, and this recognition from the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission is a fitting tribute to the steadfastness of its members | ||
| and to the significant role the church has played in building a | ||
| strong and caring community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official Texas | ||
| Historical Marker at Smith Point Community Church and extend to the | ||
| church's clergy, congregation, and guests sincere best wishes for a | ||
| meaningful and memorable event; 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. | ||
| Faircloth | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 660 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 9, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
