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
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         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.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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