Bill Text: NY K00636 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 89th Anniversary of the Greater Second Baptist Church of Freeport, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-19 - adopted [K00636 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00636-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 636

BY: M. of A. Raynor

        COMMEMORATING  the 89th Anniversary of the Greater
        Second Baptist Church of Freeport, New York

  WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social  and
educational  benefits  they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and

  WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and this  Nation  to  pay
tribute  to  those  institutions and individuals who have contributed to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud  to  commemorate  the
89th  Anniversary  of the Greater Second Baptist Church of Freeport, New
York, celebrated on Sunday, June 2, 2019; and

  WHEREAS, On April  6,  1930,  Reverend  E.  M.  Griffin,  J.  P.  M.
Anderson,  Homer  Yearby, Ralph Eberhardt, George Bullock, Charles Nick,
Ossie Haynes, Margaret Gray, and Mary E.  Tyes,  answered  the  call  of
Reverend  Jones  at his home, 80 Alexander Avenue in Freeport, New York;
and

  WHEREAS, Within months, the mission moved to 154 East Merrick  Road,
where a meeting was held on June 30, 1930, for the purpose of organizing
the  mission into a church; this newly organized church was named Second
Baptist Church; and

  WHEREAS, Reverend William Jones became  the  first  pastor,  serving
from  1930-1937, with Reverend E. M. Griffin as the Assistant Pastor; on
December 3, 1931, the church was incorporated and  property  located  at
129 East Merrick Road, containing a small church building, was purchased
as the new site and church home on April 21, 1933; and

  WHEREAS,  Under the leadership of Reverend R. G. Harris (1938-1953),
indoor bathrooms and a new heating system were installed, new pews  were
purchased,  the  existing  mortgage  was liquidated, and a parsonage was
purchased at 17 Helen Avenue; and

  WHEREAS, The third pastor, Reverend F. H. Davis,  served  from  1953
until  1955,  during  which  time  the  Alpha, Beta and Gamma clubs were
organized; and

  WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. E. Mitchell Mallette (Bishop)  served  as  the
fourth  pastor  from  April  of  1956, until his death on June 26, 1998;
ordained at just 16 years old, this extraordinary man's Gospel Preaching
acclaimed him a National and International Evangelist; and

  WHEREAS, Today, the Greater Second Baptist Church is led by Reverend
Dr.  Eric Charles Mallette, who was installed as Co-Pastor on  June  16,
1996, and as Pastor after the death of Reverend Dr. E. Mitchell Mallette
in 1998; and

  WHEREAS,  Under  the luminous direction of Reverend Dr. Eric Charles
Mallette, the Greater Second Baptist Church stands on the  threshold  of

tomorrow,  prepared  to  meet the challenges of the coming decades while
retaining that spiritual resolve which characterizes its past; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such  institutions  to  the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 89th Anniversary of the Greater Second Baptist Church of
Freeport, New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The  Reverend Dr. Eric Charles Mallette, Greater Second
Baptist Church.