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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The congregants of the First United Methodist Church |
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of Hondo are celebrating a milestone anniversary with the |
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commemoration of the church's sesquicentennial on May 6, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded as the Methodist Episcopal Church South in |
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1857, the church first held meetings in a log hut near Hondo Creek |
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before parishioners moved to the "Rock Church" east of town; later, |
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a private home and a schoolhouse were used for worship services |
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until 1890, when a wood frame building was constructed at the site |
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of the present church home; when that structure was destroyed by a |
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tornado, a brick church was built in 1898 and later enlarged and |
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remodeled; in 1975, members celebrated the dedication of a new |
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sanctuary made necessary by the steady growth of the congregation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Methodist Episcopal Church South merged with the |
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Methodist Episcopal Church and the Protestant Methodist Church in |
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1939, and, nearly 30 years later, with the Evangelical United |
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Brethren Church; in 1971, Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church |
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was joined with First United Methodist to create a strong, unified |
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congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, From its beginnings, First United Methodist Church |
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has served as a source of fellowship and spiritual guidance to its |
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members while also ministering to the needs of the greater |
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community, and the congregation's rich and dynamic history is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the First United Methodist Church |
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of Hondo on 150 years of service to area Texans and extend to all |
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those affiliated with the church sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in the years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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King of Zavala |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1797 was adopted by the House on May |
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2, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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