Bill Text: TX HR2034 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Valley Spring United Methodist Church in Llano County on the 120th anniversary of the church's sanctuary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR2034 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2034-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2034 |
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WHEREAS, Valley Spring United Methodist Church in Llano | ||
County is marking the 120th anniversary of its historic house of | ||
worship in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, The congregation was first organized in 1881 as | ||
Methodist Episcopal Church South; constructing its first sanctuary | ||
on land deeded to the congregation by Sarah Phillips, the church | ||
sold the land back to the original owner in 1902, and the structure | ||
became an annex for the one-room school in Valley Spring; that same | ||
year, M. G. and Phena Owen deeded two lots on Main Street to the | ||
congregation, and in 1903 the church built a new wooden sanctuary | ||
with a metal roof and a bell and steeple over the front doors, where | ||
it continues to hold services today; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Valley Spring United Methodist | ||
Church has benefited from the dedicated efforts of many outstanding | ||
clergy, and the church has provided a setting for important rites of | ||
passage in the lives of area residents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Valley Spring UMC has long served as a source of | ||
inspiration and guidance to those who worship there, and the | ||
continued existence of its historic church home is a testament to | ||
the unwavering commitment of its members, both past and present; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Valley Spring United Methodist Church in | ||
Llano County on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the | ||
church's sanctuary and extend to its congregants 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. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2034 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||