Bill Text: TX SR216 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing First United Methodist Church on the occasion of its 170th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-21 - Reported enrolled [SR216 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR216-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of First United Methodist Church in | ||
| Daingerfield gathered on September 18, 2016, to celebrate 170 | ||
| years of worship in that community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By 1846, a 40-acre site near Daingerfield was | ||
| known as the Methodist campground; in 1856, a Methodist church | ||
| was organized by Molly Beaver, a longtime Daingerfield school | ||
| teacher, and that same year, members of the congregation erected | ||
| a church building; that sanctuary and two others over the years | ||
| were destroyed by fire, but the parishioners of First United | ||
| Methodist surmounted each crisis; today, as throughout its | ||
| history, the church plays a vital role in the community, | ||
| providing its members with myriad opportunities for spiritual | ||
| growth, fellowship, and outreach; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From its inception, First United Methodist has | ||
| benefited from the able leadership of many dedicated ministers, | ||
| and that tradition of service is now continued by Pastor Dan | ||
| Gilliam, who assumed the pulpit there in 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For well over a century and a half, Daingerfield | ||
| residents have found in First United Methodist Church a caring, | ||
| supportive community, one that stands with them in times of joy | ||
| and sorrow, that helps them put their faith into practice, and | ||
| that enriches immeasurably their life's journey; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate 170 years of Methodist worship | ||
| in Daingerfield and extend to the members of First United | ||
| Methodist Church sincere best wishes for the future; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the church as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 21, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
