HJR76 Summary

• Honors and commends New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and its pastor, Reverend Doctor Clinton Johnson, on the dedication of a new church building on November 6, 2011.

• Recognizes the church as one of the oldest churches built by African Americans in Mobile, Alabama, organized in November 1869 by Commodore Reed on Dauphin Street near Tacon Street.

• Credits Reverend Johnson, who began his pastorate in 1988, with purchasing property and completing a multimillion-dollar building project while growing the congregation to 1,500 members and establishing community outreach programs.

• Notes Reverend Johnson's public service contributions, including work with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and service on the Mobile City Council from 1985-2009, including eight years as vice president and eight years as president.

• House adopted the resolution on February 16, 2012; Senate adopted on February 28, 2012.