Bill Text: TX HR2079 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Grace United Methodist Church in Hearne.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2079 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2079-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2079 |
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WHEREAS, The members of Grace United Methodist Church in | ||
Hearne are celebrating the 150th anniversary of their church's | ||
founding in 2020; and | ||
WHEREAS, The church was first organized in 1870, with the | ||
Reverend Horace Bishop as pastor, and the congregation initially | ||
met on the second floor of a local saloon; in 1884, the Reverend | ||
Seth Ward became pastor, and a sanctuary was constructed in 1885; | ||
destroyed by fire that same year, it was soon thereafter replaced by | ||
a new structure, and the doors of the First Methodist Episcopal | ||
Church, South, opened for worship in 1886; when a storm moved the | ||
building three feet south of its original location, new pillars | ||
were placed under the church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, the congregation grew, and a new | ||
sanctuary was built around 1930; it was renovated in 1965, and the | ||
Memorial Building was erected in 1976; the name of the church | ||
changed in 1948 to Grace Methodist Church and again two decades | ||
later to Grace United Methodist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Grace United Methodist Church has long served as a | ||
source of inspiration and guidance to those who worship there, and | ||
its continued existence is a testament to the unwavering commitment | ||
of its members and clergy, both past and present; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Grace | ||
United Methodist Church in Hearne and extend to its congregation | ||
sincere best wishes for many more years of shared prayer and | ||
fellowship; 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 | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2079 was adopted by the House on | ||
May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||