HR 739 — Commending Culpeper Baptist Church.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24200233D I HOUSE OfferedRESOLUTION JuneNO. 27, 2024 N Commending Culpeper Baptist Church.

––––––––––739 TE Patron––FreitasN RCommending –––––––––– O WHEREAS, for 250 years, Culpeper Baptist ChurchChurch. has provided its members with uplifting spiritual guidance, occasions for joyful fellowship and worship, and opportunities for generous communityD outWHEREAS, Culpeper Baptist Church was originally founded in 1774 as Mount Poney Baptist U Church by David Thomas and Nathaniel Saunders, who had been imprisoned a year prior for preaching the gospel without a license at a time when the laws of the land did not guarantee individuals their religious freedom;

andAgreed Eto WHEREAS,by Johnthe Leland,House aof prominentDelegates, BaptistJune leader28, whose2024 advocacyR forO religiousWHEREAS, libertyfor fostered250 theyears, passageCulpeper ofBaptist theChurch Firsthas Amendmentprovided toits themembers Constitutionwith ofuplifting thespiritual UnitedL Statesoutreach; in the late 18th century, 1779;

andandasions pastorfor ofjoyful Culpeperfellowship Baptistand Church,worship, thenand calledopportunities Mountfor Poneygenerous community WHEREAS, Culpeper Baptist Church,Church fromwas 1777originally tofounded WHEREAS,in 1774 as Mount Poney Baptist L Church continuedby toDavid growThomas into the 19th century and aNathaniel secondSaunders, churchwho byhad thebeen Culpeperimprisoned Courta Houseyear wasprior establishedfor inpreaching theE 1830s;religious freedom;

thatandicense secondat churcha wouldtime laterwhen bethe sold,laws andof the land did not guarantee individuals their D WHEREAS, John Leland, a thirdprominent churchBaptist wasleader erectedwhose advocacy for religious liberty fostered the passage of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in 1859,the whichlate 18th century, served as pastor of Culpeper Baptist Church, then called Mount Poney Baptist Church, from 1777 to 177WHEREAS, Mount Poney Baptist Church continued to grow into the congregation19th untilcentury itand wasa destroyedsecond church by firethe Culpeper Court House was established in 1892;the 1830s;

andthat WHEREAS,second inchurch 1873,would thelater membersbe ofsold, Mountand Poneya Baptistthird Churchchurch votedwas toerected changein the1859, church'swhich timeserved onthe Daviscongregation Street,until then,it withwas adestroyed giftby fromH Alicefire Booton,in daughter1892; of the Reverend E.W.

Winfrey,and who7 servedname as the church's pastor from 1889 to 1931,Culpeper theBaptist churchChurch; moved to its current location on So3th West Street;

andfollowing 9the WHEREAS,fire throughoutof 1892, the 20thcongregation century,was Culpeperlocated Baptistfor Churchsome thrived9 undertime theon leadershipDavis ofStreet, itsthen, pastors,with includinga thegift Reverendfrom JohnAlice FarrarBooton, (1958-1984),daughter of the Reverend HerbertE.W. O.

BrowningWinfrey, (1985-1995),who andR served as the Reverendchurch's Tedpastor W.from 1889 to 1931, the church moved to its current location on South West Street;

and pastors, including the Reverend John Farrar (1958-1984), the Reverend Herbert O.

Browningship of its (1985-1995), and the Reverend Ted W.

since August 2014, the congregation has beeWHEREAS,been inled additionby tothe providingReverend twoDaniel worshipCarlton; services, Sunday school classes, a day care program, Korean and Spanish services, and worship space for neighboring congregations, Culpeper Baptist Church has also partnered with more than 50 local organizations to develop meaningful and impactful outreach initiatives that make a difference in the community;

and WHEREAS, forin aaddition quarterto millennium,providing Culpepertwo worship services, Sunday school classes, a day care Baptist Church has servedalso aspartnered with more than 50 local organizations to develop meaningful and impactful outreach initiatives that make a beacondifference in the :community;

35 community and asWHEREAS, afor spiritual home to the countless individuals who have found a greaterquarter sensemillennium, of 37 purRESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Culpeper Baptist Church herebyhas beserved commendedas ona beacon in the /purpose 38and occasionbelonging ofwithin its 250thwalls; anniversary;

and,now, therefore, be itits 39who RESOLVEDhave FURTHER,found Thata thegreater Clerksense of RESOLVED by the House of DelegatesDelegates, prepareThat a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Reverend Daniel Carlton, pastor of Culpeper Baptist Church,Church ashereby anbe expressioncommended ofon the Houseoccasion of Delegates' admiration for the church's history and its contributions250th toanniversary; the Commonwealth.

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution the House of Delegates' admiration for the church's history and its contributions to the Commonwealth.f