2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26101081D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 303
Offered March 5, 2026
Commending Sterling United Methodist Church.
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Patron—Reaser
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WHEREAS, for 150 years, Sterling United Methodist Church has served the Loudoun County community by providing uplifting spiritual guidance, joyful occasions for worship and fellowship, and abundant opportunities for ministry and outreach; and
WHEREAS, Sterling United Methodist Church (UMC) was founded in 1875 as the Methodist Church in Guilford, and the congregation first gathered in a one-room building that also served as a public school; and
WHEREAS, in 1879, members purchased the building and one acre of land, establishing a permanent home for the congregation; eleven years later, when Guilford became Sterling, the church changed its name to Sterling UMC; and