2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109538D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 458
Offered March 12, 2026
Commending Mount Zion Baptist Church of Norfolk.
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Patron—Hayes
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WHEREAS, for 130 years, Mount Zion Baptist Church of Norfolk has strengthened community life by providing opportunities for joyful worship, spiritual guidance, and generous outreach programs; and
WHEREAS, located in the historic Berkley section of Norfolk, Mount Zion Baptist Church was established in 1896 with the Reverend Abner Williams as its first pastor; and
WHEREAS, since that time, Mount Zion Baptist Church has enjoyed the leadership of the Reverend E.M. Lassiter, the Reverend A.B. Askew, the Reverend P.L. Harvey, the Reverend R.T. Adams, the Reverend Dr. J.M. Alexander, and the Reverend Dr. Charles Hart, who became pastor in 1975 and served the church for 42 years; and