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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 160
BY SENATOR GATTI
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Yellow Pine Christian Church on the occasion of its
115
th
anniversary.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate Yellow Pine Christian Church on the occasion of its one
3 hundred fifteenth anniversary.
4 WHEREAS, Yellow Pine Christian Church, formerly Union Church, has been the
5 anchor of Yellow Pine Community since it was built one hundred fifteen years ago in 1902;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, over the years, it has been renovated, remodeled, and added to the
8 National Register for Historic Places on January 25, 1995; and
9 WHEREAS, Yellow Pine Christian Church, located at 742 Yellow Pine Road in
10 Sibley, Louisiana, started with forty-five members and its first pastor was Rev. Claude L.
11 Jones; and
12 WHEREAS, in 1948, Rev. Elmer Burton became the full-time pastor and was
13 succeeded by Glenn Crow in 1950, Jimmy Simmons in 1956, L.C. Reese in 1958, Johnny
14 Beasley in 1961, E.R. Bawson in 1962, Glenn Crow in 1965, Dr. C. E. Poole in 1973,
15 Ronald Patton in 1984, Glenn Crow in 1987, Tom Brown in 1994, Vance Moore in 2012,
16 co-pastors, Ben and Theresa Booth in 2014 to 2016, and currently interim pastor, Melvin
17 Fletcher; and
18 WHEREAS, although the church has been through a complete restoration, nothing
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1 has changed, and it stands basically the same as one hundred fifteen years ago; and
2 WHEREAS, Yellow Pine Christian Church is truly a beautiful antique treasure in
3 Webster Parish and remains a wonderful historic monument to the past of Louisiana with
4 no others to rival it in the state; and
5 WHEREAS, Yellow Pine Christian Church has an incredible history that has
6 required hard work, prayerful and faithful hearts, brotherly love, and cooperation to continue
7 to grow and flourish through the difficulties and adversities the church and its members have
8 endured; and
9 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to congratulate Yellow Pine Christian Church and its
10 congregation of sixty-six members as they celebrate one hundred fifteen years of grace and
11 community service.
12 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
13 does hereby commend and recognize Yellow Pine Christian Church on the one hundred
14 fifteenth anniversary of the church and does hereby express appreciation to the members of
15 the church congregation for their many years of commitment to a tradition of faith, growth,
16 and service.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
18 Yellow Pine Christian Church.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 160 Original 2017 Regular Session Gatti
Commends Yellow Pine Christian Church on the occasion of its 115th anniversary.
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