HJR711 Summary

• First Baptist Church Leeds is honored and commended on the occasion of celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010.

• Church was organized on April 10, 1910, with 15 members and Reverend James Stewart as the first pastor; initial worship services were held in the First Presbyterian Church building on the second Sunday of each month.

• Church constructed its first wooden building on Ashville Road with first service on July 8, 1913; congregation grew to 68 members by April 1914 with morning and evening Sunday services.

• Church buildings expanded over time: new structure dedicated October 23, 1938; current site acquired November 1966 with building dedicated December 3, 1972; Christian activities building added November 1989.

• Resolution passed by Alabama legislature on March 30, 2010, recognizing the church's century of service and current pastor Reverend Ray McKenzie who has led the church since September 2007.