Bill Text: TX HR197 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Antioch Baptist Church in Freestone County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR197 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR197-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Antioch Baptist Church in Freestone County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR197 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR197-Introduced.html
87R12599 JGH-D | ||
By: Harris | H.R. No. 197 |
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WHEREAS, The members of Antioch Baptist Church in Freestone | ||
County are celebrating the 150th anniversary of their church's | ||
founding in 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, The congregation was established as Antioch Baptist | ||
Church of Christ in 1871 under its first pastor, the Reverend John | ||
Webb, who is buried on the grounds; in the early decades, a circuit | ||
preacher held services once a month, and in 1953, regular weekly | ||
services began; and | ||
WHEREAS, The church's original sanctuary was a plain, | ||
box-like structure heated by wood-burning stoves, and it also | ||
served as a school until a proper schoolhouse was built nearby; the | ||
grounds featured willow brush arbors that were eventually replaced | ||
with a pavilion that was used for revival meetings and outdoor | ||
services; over the years, the rebuilding and renovation of the | ||
church has been financed by such community efforts as planting and | ||
harvesting cotton, as well as selling chickens, eggs, quilts, and | ||
boxed dinners; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its organization, Antioch Baptist Church has | ||
benefited from the dedicated efforts of a number of outstanding | ||
clergy, including Pastor Cody Craig, who leads the congregation | ||
today; united by their shared faith and strong traditions, the | ||
members of this notable house of worship have established a variety | ||
of commendable programs that foster fellowship and offer help to | ||
those in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, Countless residents of Fairfield and Freestone | ||
County have looked to Antioch Baptist Church for spiritual guidance | ||
through the years, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring the | ||
church at this special time in its rich history; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Antioch | ||
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. |