Bill Text: IN HR0072 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring the 200th anniversary of Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-08 - First reading: adopted voice vote [HR0072 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HR0072-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing the 200th
anniversary of the Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church.
Whereas, Although some early history remains lost, current
members of the Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church mark their
historical beginning when the original members met at a
private home in 1812;
Whereas, The Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church grew rapidly
from the outset, increasing its congregation from nine to 29 in
three years;
Whereas, By 1823, there were 75 people belonging to the church, and records showed 204 people were members in 1963,
averaging between 80 to 100 members in other years;
Whereas, The Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church has survived
many challenges;
Whereas, The congregation has learned through old
records that the church first occupied a building on Copeland
Ridge on land that was sold to the church for $1 and by 1838
included a brick stove and glass windows;
Whereas, However, members of the church voted to sell the
building at public auction and built another meeting place "one
mile south of east" in 1843;
Whereas, The new church was built on the property where
the present Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church is located, but a
faulty foundation caused the first church building to be torn
down and rebuilt in 1865;
Whereas, The second church building stood for more than
100 years until a tornado destroyed it in April 1974;
Whereas, A few of the current members have family ties to
the original founders, with some having the same last name as
the original founders; and
Whereas, The congregation of the Indian-Kentuck Baptist
Church has gone to great lengths to preserve its history so that
future members may understand its background more
thoroughly: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives congratulates the Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of its founding.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to the pastor of the Indian-Kentucky Baptist Church.
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