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H. 5357

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Parks, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clark, Clemmons, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jennings, Keegan, Kennedy, Kirsh, Koon, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Simrill, Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stewart, Stille, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Wilkins, Witherspoon and Young
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Introduced in the House on May 25, 2004
Adopted by the House on May 25, 2004

Summary: Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/25/2004  House   Introduced and adopted HJ-14

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5/25/2004

TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH IN PROMISED LAND ON THE COMPLETION OF THEIR FAMILY LIFE CENTER ON JULY 30, 2003, AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES TO THEM IN ALL OF THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, in the early 1800's, the people of Promised Land worshipped in a brush arbor, and in 1875 James Fields sold one acre of his land to the African Methodist Trustees for forty dollars and this became the site of the future Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church; and

Whereas, in 1883, the congregation of Mt. Zion completed a new church facility and in 1887, James Fields and Wells Gray made available small lots from their farms on which the church could set aside land for two schools, making Mt. Zion a symbol of education as well as religion by the early 1900's; and

Whereas, throughout the next couple of decades, the Mt. Zion Church worshipped in the wooden sanctuary and in 1958, they began to build a new "block" church, which was completed in 1960 and dedicated in 1961 after the church repaid its loan; and

Whereas, in the mid-1970's, under the leadership of the Reverend Robert L. Higgins, the church began the task of renovating and expanding the block structure, with the members seeing a need to brick the church and to build new Sunday School classrooms and an enlarged fellowship hall; and

Whereas, during the renovations that took place in 1979, members of the church and the community came together during the week and on Saturdays to work on the church and in 1980, a loan was finally secured to aid in finishing the renovations and to install heating and air conditioning units in the church; and

Whereas, in October of 2002, the Mt. Zion church broke ground on the building of a new Family Life Center, a vision of the Reverend James E. Speed, Sr., and it was completed on July, 30, 2003; and

Whereas, the ribbon-cutting ceremony and first worship and Holy Communion service was held in the Family Life Center on September 7, 2003, bringing the church quite a long way from its beginnings as a brush arbor; and

Whereas, the community of Promised Land and the members of the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church congregation have been provided an additional place to worship and join together in fellowship and their community is sure to grow strong in God's love for many more years to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives recognize and congratulate Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Promised Land on the completion of their Family Life Center on July 30, 2003, and extend best wishes to them in all of their future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the congregation of the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Promised Land, South Carolina.

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