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GA SR657

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/31/2020

Primary Sponsor

Butch Miller

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia Senate Resolution 657 recognizes and commends Central Baptist Church in Hall County on the occasion of its 130th anniversary
  • The church was originally organized in 1890 as Chestnut Street Mission with 15 members, meeting in a schoolhouse donated by Miss Amanda McCants, and was renamed Chestnut Baptist Church in 1891
  • The church was renamed Central Baptist Church after a 1903 tornado struck Gainesville; the current building was completed in 1932 and features one of the oldest baptismal pools in the state and original stained glass windows
  • Membership grew from the original 15 members to a peak of nearly 1,000 Sunday school members in the mid-1900s, with current membership exceeding 150
  • The Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Central Baptist Church

Legislative Description

Central Baptist Church; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

1/31/2020

Full Bill Text

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