MS HR73

Commends and congratulates Morgantown Church of God on its 100th year anniversary in 2015, recognizing a century of faithful ministry and spiritual excellence.

Acknowledges the church's founding in 1915 by evangelists Warren E. Evans, Sr., and Nancy Beard Evans, who established the birthplace of the Church of God in southern Mississippi and the Pentecostal Movement in Marion County.

Recognizes the church's significant contributions to the denomination, including producing the first ordained bishop in Mississippi (J.T. Priest in 1919) and serving as State Headquarters longer than any location except the current Jackson headquarters.

Highlights notable church members and leaders who served as international educators and missionaries, including Professor R.R. Walker at Lee University and Opal Morgan, who had a library named in her honor in Kenya.

Notes the church's current growth under Reverend Cory Odom with 300 members and completion of a new sanctuary in 2015, establishing it as the leading congregation in the Church of God in Mississippi.