[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WHITE HALL

 Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, the First Baptist Church of White 
Hall is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The White Hall 
Baptist Mission was organized on July 24, 1924, by Dr. J. D. Sayers, 
Brother J. L. Lee, and the deacons of First Baptist Church of Pine 
Bluff. There were 11 charter members.
  The new church shared a school building with the First Methodist 
Church of White Hall until Mrs. Clara Pinkington donated the property 
at 8203 Dollarway Road for a new building in October 1924. In 1925, a 
church building was erected and the name was changed to Lee Memorial 
Baptist Church in memory of Brother J.L. Lee. It was completed debt-
free in 1926. In 1985, under Brother Jack Ramsey, members voted to 
change the church name to its present-day name, the First Baptist 
Church of White Hall.
  While additional structures were added to the facilities throughout 
the years, the older buildings are still used today for educational 
space, children and youth ministries, and other fellowships. First 
Baptist Church of White Hall has had 18 pastors in the last 100 years. 
And remarkably, the tenure of the last two pastors Brothers Bob Harper 
and Paul Williams have spanned 36 of those 100 years. I join the church 
members, White Hall community, and State of Arkansas in recognizing 
First Baptist Church of White Hall in this milestone.

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