Bill Text: TX HR352 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in San Antonio.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR352 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR352-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 352 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The members of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in | ||
| San Antonio celebrated the 75th anniversary of their church's | ||
| founding in June 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Antioch was organized on June 7, 1935, by 53 charter | ||
| members, who soon welcomed the Reverend Rufus Wilson as their | ||
| pastor; the congregation worshiped in a tent in a member's backyard | ||
| and then in a laundry building before moving to its current location | ||
| on the corner of Nolan and Walters Streets, where an old house was | ||
| renovated for worship; the church was upgraded again in 1947; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Reverend John Joseph Rector assumed the pulpit | ||
| in 1952, and during his 40-year tenure Antioch grew and prospered, | ||
| sponsoring a housing development in the late 1960s and building a | ||
| new sanctuary in 1974; following Pastor Rector's death in 1993, the | ||
| Reverend E. Thurman Walker stepped up to lead the church into the | ||
| new millennium; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under Pastor Walker's leadership, the church opened | ||
| a school, Antioch Christian Academy, in 1995 and established a | ||
| community development program, the Antioch Community | ||
| Transformation Network, in 2000; the Antioch Sports Complex and | ||
| Community Center, which followed in 2005, features an | ||
| NCAA-regulation basketball and volleyball court, a walking track, | ||
| fitness equipment, and an aerobics and dance studio; since the | ||
| passing of Reverend Walker in 2009, the congregation has been led by | ||
| the Reverend Kenneth R. Kemp; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Countless San Antonio residents have looked to | ||
| Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for spiritual enrichment and | ||
| 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 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Antioch | ||
| Missionary Baptist Church and extend to its members and clergy | ||
| 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. | ||
| McClendon | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 352 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
