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78S41280 MDM-D

By:  Hughes                                                       H.R. No. 256



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Pastor Janice E. Hill and the congregation of First 
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Marshall are marking the 
sesquicentennial of the church's founding on October 9-10, 2004; 
and
	WHEREAS, In 1854, K. M. VanZandt, the son of the first Texas 
ambassador to the United States, helped establish the church with a 
core group of seven individuals; the congregation disbanded during 
the Civil War, when its building was used as a barracks and 
warehouse, and its 1887 reorganization by Chalmers McPhearson was 
followed the next year with formal meetings held at a chapel 
purchased by the church, which was at that time led by T. B. Elwood, 
its first lay preacher and song leader; and
	WHEREAS, The church home was established at Rusk and Railroad 
Avenue in 1895, where it remained through remodeling and rebuilding 
efforts until 1983, when the congregation moved to its current 
facility at 1101 Indian Springs Road; and
	WHEREAS, The First Christian Church is a member of Marshall's 
United Churches Care as well as the Marshall Food Bank; and
	WHEREAS, For 150 years, the First Christian Church family has 
offered a spiritual haven and practical assistance to East Texans,
and its members, past and present, have generously shared their 
time and resources to ensure the church's continuation as a house of 
worship; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Pastor Janice 
E. Hill and the congregation of First Christian Church (Disciples 
of Christ) in Marshall on the church's sesquicentennial and extend 
to all those involved best wishes for a meaningful and memorable 
observance; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.