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Senate
Resolution 159
By:
Senators Jones of the 10th, Douglas of the 17th and Davenport of the 44th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the honorable members of our armed forces at the First Annual
Veterans Day Celebration at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in McDonough,
Georgia; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in McDonough, Georgia, was founded in 1867
as Kent Chapel by Brother Lowe Tomlinson, Reverend Joe Laney, and Reverend C. A.
Kent, and the Reverend C. A. Kent became the first official pastor of the
church; and
WHEREAS,
the congregation has grown and expanded from an original one-room, wood-frame
structure south of McDonough to its most recent building on ten acres of land
located on Race Track Road; and
WHEREAS,
the congregation is now led by the dynamic and innovative leadership of Reverend
Woodrow Williams; and
WHEREAS,
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church has many ministries which serve the
surrounding community and is diligently pursuing its mission and purpose of
advancing the kingdom of Jesus Christ through public worship, preaching the
Gospel, personal evangelism, missionary endeavors, and Christian education;
and
WHEREAS,
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church is commending the brave and honorable
current and former members of the armed forces of the United States in its First
Annual Veterans Day Celebration which recognizes the many sacrifices that those
persons who serve in the military have made in defense of the freedoms that we
as Americans can and do enjoy.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join to
recognize the honorable members of our armed forces and commend them for their
faithful service on behalf of this nation and recognize the Wesley Chapel United
Methodist Church on the occasion of its First Annual Veterans Day
Celebration.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Wesley Chapel United
Methodist Church.