9-13-09 Baptist Church
PROCLAMATION NO. 2009-22
WHEREAS On Monday, the 16th of September, A.D., 1844, a meeting was held in the schoolhouse in the town of Huntsville, Montgomery County, Republic of Texas,
for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS the First Baptist Church was one of the first churches in Texas and Huntsville; and
WHEREAS the First Baptist Church was
one of the first to offer Sunday School classes; and
WHEREAS the First Baptist Church was the first to provide a Vacation Bible School for the children of Huntsville; and
WHEREAS the
First Baptist Church has been a leader in ministries to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the Sam Houston State University faculty and students; and
WHEREAS the First
Baptist Church helped to organize the first Hispanic Baptist church in Huntsville;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville,
Texas that:
September 16, 2009
be declared:
“First Baptist Church Day”
in the City of Huntsville and urge the citizens of Huntsville and Walker County to recognize the First Baptist
Church for their 165 years of unselfish dedication and spiritual leadership.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 13th day of September, 2009.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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J. Turner, Mayor