Bill Text: NY J01496 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of Hope Chapel AME Zion Church of Utica, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - ADOPTED [J01496 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01496-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1496

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        COMMEMORATING the 175th Anniversary of Hope Chapel
        AME Zion Church of Utica, 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 Nation to pay tribute
to those institutions  and  individuals  who  have  contributed  to  the
ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body takes pleasure in commemorating the
175th Anniversary of Hope Chapel AME Zion Church of Utica, New York,  to
be celebrated on Saturday, October 21, 2023; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Hope  Chapel  AME  Zion  Church stands as a welcoming
institution to all citizens of  Utica,  finding  great  success  in  the
practical  preaching  and  teachings by Pastor Sharon Baugh, an ordained
Elder in the AME  Zion  Church;  she  spreads  messages  of  the  faith,
service, love, and legacy, with the goal to help everyone live impactful
and fruitful lives; and

  WHEREAS,  Hope  Chapel  AME  Zion  Church  of  Utica  stands  on the
threshold of tomorrow, prepared to meet the  challenges  of  the  coming
decades  while  retaining  a  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 175th Anniversary of Hope Chapel AME Zion Church, fully
confident that this commemoration reflects the belief  in  those  values
which enhance the dignity and purpose of life; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Hope Chapel AME Zion Church of Utica, New York.