SJR70 Summary

• Commends Bethlehem Baptist Church in Centreville, Alabama on its 150th anniversary on May 27, 2018.
• Church traces its roots to 1868 when community settlers began holding worship services in the schoolhouse; after evangelistic services, 29 attendees established the church with Reverend S. V. McGinnis as first pastor.
• Original church was built from logs for $2.00, later replaced with a frame building, and rebuilt a third time in 1936 on its current site.
• Recognizes Reverend Thomas A. Conroy and the congregation for positively impacting countless lives and serving as a beacon of light and pillar of faith in the community.
• Senate adopted the resolution on February 22, 2018; House adopted it on March 1, 2018.