2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109416D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 448
Offered March 12, 2026
Commending Union Baptist Church.
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Patrons—Feggans, Askew, Bloxom, Callsen, Cohen, Convirs-Fowler, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Martinez, Reaser, Tata and Tran
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WHEREAS, Union Baptist Church, a fixture of the Virginia Beach community, recently celebrated the 163rd anniversary of its establishment; and
WHEREAS, Union Baptist Church began as a vision in the hearts and minds of a faithful few, who, in 1862 while laboring under the overwhelming conditions of slavery, walked down long dusty roads and rode horse-drawn carriages to meet at the first structure known as the “Bush Shelter” at Walk's Corner; and
WHEREAS, members of this early church later constructed a second structure, known by many as Smith Corner, thus giving the church its first name, “Smith Corner Baptist Church”; as the church expanded, additional buildings were constructed for the growing congregation, and the church adopted its current name, Union Baptist Church; and