S 1222

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 1222
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A senate RESOLUTION
TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF WALNUT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND TO COMMEND THE CHURCH FOR TWO CENTURIES OF
SERVICE TO THE GREENWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the South
Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that Walnut Grove Baptist Church, of
Greenwood County, will celebrate its bicentennial anniversary on September 27,
2026; and
Whereas, the church was
constituted on June 26, 1826, in what was then the Abbeville District, under
the ministry of the Reverend Arthur Williams, Chesley Davis, and the Reverend
Moses Holland. The eighteen original charter members were drawn from the first pioneer
families, whose names are still written across the land and the churchyard
today. Through two centuries of war, hardship, and change, the congregation has
never ceased to gather; and
Whereas, the
congregation first met in a simple brush arbor along Mulberry Creek, with the
current sanctuary being built in the 1950s on Morgan Road. Today, Walnut Grove
continues the old and reverent forms of worship, singing from traditional
hymnals that carried the faith of its forebears; and
Whereas, for two
hundred years, Walnut Grove Baptist Church has remained a faithful and active
fellowship, standing as a house of worship and a pillar of the Greenwood
community. They are devoted to preaching the Word of God and serving the
community. As the church enters its third century, they are looking forward
with the same conviction that gathered its first members: to carry the Gospel
of Faith, Hope, and Love into the twenty-first century and beyond. Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution,
celebrate the historic two hundredth anniversary of Walnut Grove Baptist
Church, and commend the church for two centuries of service to the Greenwood
County community and the State of South Carolina.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Walnut Grove Baptist Church.
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