South Carolina H 5554: Honorable Peter Michael McCoy, Jr.

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2025-2026 Bill 5554 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 21, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5554

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A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor Main Street methodist church 
of abbeville on the occasion of its two hundredth anniversary and to commend 
the church for two centuries of faithful service to god and the community. 

Whereas, for two hundred 
years, Main Street Methodist Church has stood as a steadfast and welcoming 
presence in the Abbeville Community; and

Whereas, the congregation 
traces its origins to 1825, when Abbeville's first Methodist congregation was established 
on Washington Street under the leadership of a young Englishwoman, Ann Fisher 
Moore, whose personal conversion inspired a legacy of faith that continues to 
this day; and

Whereas, in 1840, the 
congregation relocated to its present site on North Main Street, where it 
continued to flourish. The current sanctuary was dedicated in 1888, with stained-glass 
windows and a bell tower added in 1890, and further renovations completed in 1895 
to accommodate a growing membership following the arrival of the railroad; and

Whereas, throughout the 
twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Main Street Methodist Church has expanded 
both its facilities and its ministry, including the addition of the Education 
Building in 1925, the donation of the Greene Center in 1993, and the dedication 
of a restored, custom-built 649-pipe organ in 2019, reflecting its enduring 
commitment to worship through music; and 

Whereas, today, Main 
Street Methodist Church remains a Christ-centered, family oriented, and 
mission-driven congregation, devoted to glorifying God through worship, 
discipleship, fellowship, and service within the community and beyond; and 

Whereas, for two 
centuries, Main Street Methodist Church has served as a beacon of faith and a cornerstone 
of the Abbeville community, and, by God's grace, will continue its legacy for 
generations to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and honor Main Street Methodist Church of 
Abbeville on the occasion of its two hundredth anniversary and commend the 
church for two centuries of faithful service to God and the community.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Main Street Methodist Church.

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