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2025-2026 Bill 672 Text of Previous Version (May. 08, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 672

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE seneca presbyterian church UPON THE 
OCCASION OF ITS one hundred fiftieth ANNIVERSARY AND TO COMMEND the church FOR 
ITS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE seneca COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE AND 
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Seneca Presbyterian Church 
as it celebrates this important milestone; and

Whereas, Seneca 
Presbyterian Church was officially organized on October 30, 1875, by a 
commission of the South Carolina Presbytery that included the Reverend E. F. 
Hyde and the Reverend John G. Law. There were twelve charter members of the 
church, including J. W. Livingston and W. B. Hills, the first elders of the 
church, and T. A. McElroy, the first deacon of the church; and

Whereas, Seneca 
Presbyterian Church joined with Methodists, Baptists, and Episcopalians in 
building what was then known as the "Union Church" to be used by all four 
denominations as a house of worship. In 1882, the Presbyterians sold their 
interest in the building to the Baptists and began building their own first 
church building, which they completed in June 1883; and

Whereas, Seneca 
Presbyterian Church's first reverend was Reverend Josiah McLeod Seabrook, who 
served from 1884 until 1888. In 1884, the church body consisted of thirty-seven 
members, which included three elders and three deacons; and

Whereas, in the early 
1900s, the church was growing enough to warrant a new church building. The work 
on the new sanctuary began in June 1916 and was completed in time for the first 
service on June 24, 1917; and

Whereas, an additional 
church building known as the "chapter house" was built in 1924. It served as 
both a meeting house and educational space. The church bought neighboring 
property in 1956 and built an education building in 1962; and

Whereas, Presbyterians 
practice a thoughtful faith that engages the mind and the heart; and

Whereas, on October 26, 
2025, at 10:00 a.m., Seneca Presbyterian Church will celebrate its anniversary 
with a Kirking of the Tartans Anniversary Worship Service, at which time they 
will rejoice over and honor God's work and ministry through the church for its 
one hundred fifty years; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Seneca greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment of Seneca 
Presbyterian Church to serving the people and the State of South Carolina. 
Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Seneca 
Presbyterian Church upon the occasion of its one hundred fiftieth anniversary 
and commend the church for its many years of dedicated service to the Seneca community 
and the people and the State of South Carolina.

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