Bill Text: NY J00622 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Friendship Baptist Church of Corning, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - ADOPTED [J00622 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00622-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 154

BY: M. of A. Palmesano

        COMMEMORATING  the 100th Anniversary of Friendship
        Baptist Church of Corning, New York

  WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social  and
educational  benefits  they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and

  WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and this  Nation  to  pay
tribute  to  those  institutions and individuals who have contributed to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the  100th  Anniversary  of  Friendship  Baptist  Church  of
Corning,  New York; this Centennial Celebration kicked off with a Formal
Soiree on Friday, February 15, 2019,  followed  by  a  Saturday  morning
brunch and Sunday Mass; and

  WHEREAS, Friendship Baptist Church can trace its roots back to 1908,
approximately  11 years before its official founding; that first church,
the Beulah Baptist Church, was located on East Market Street and was led
by Reverend H.T. Hogan; and

  WHEREAS, The first church only  survived  one  year,  and  upon  its
closing,  members  of  the  congregation  met and prayed in each other's
homes before focusing their efforts on organizing a  Baptist  church  of
their own; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1919, this new house of worship, erected at the corner
of Denison Parkway and  Pearl  Street,  was  called  Friendship  Baptist
Church,  in  memory  of the church in Troy, New York, from which most of
its members had come; and

  WHEREAS, As the church's membership grew, so did its prominence, and
Friendship Baptist Church  quickly  became  a  recognized  and  accepted
component of the Corning community; and

  WHEREAS,  Today,  Friendship Baptist Church offers numerous programs
and organizations for the needs of its members, and remains true to  its
mission to serve others and give back to the community; and

  WHEREAS,  Under  the  luminous direction of Reverend Lorri Thornton,
Friendship Baptist Church stands on the threshold of tomorrow,  prepared
to  meet  the  challenges  of  the  coming  decades while retaining that
spiritual resolve which characterizes its past; and

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to take  note  of
enduring  religious  institutions  and to bring such institutions to the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  100th  Anniversary  of  Friendship  Baptist  Church of
Corning, New York; and be it further


  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to  Reverend  Lorri  Thornton,  Friendship  Baptist  Church,
Corning, New York.