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GA HR1796
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/29/2018
Primary Sponsor
Pam Dickerson
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AI Summary
- Congratulates and commends Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church on its 140th anniversary, having been organized in 1878 in Newton County, Georgia
- Recognizes the church's resilience through multiple fires around 1900, with members rebuilding the church and parsonage each time; Bishop Henry McNeal Turner dedicated the new buildings in 1902
- Notes significant expansions from 1968 to 1986, including Sunday school rooms, offices, a kitchen, fellowship area, new pews, stained glass windows, and a baptismal font
- Highlights the church's national television exposure from 1988 to 1991 as a filming location for In the Heat of the Night and I'll Fly Away, and its service as a permanent voter registration site for Newton County
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to the church
Legislative Description
Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church; 140th anniversary; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/29/2018
Full Bill Text
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