2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2079
Commending Remington Baptist Church.
Agreed to by the Senate, June 29, 2026
WHEREAS, for 150 years, Remington Baptist Church has grown with and served the Remington community, providing opportunities for worship, spiritual guidance, and generous outreach programs designed to enhance the lives of local residents; and
WHEREAS, situated near the Rappahannock River in southern Fauquier County, Remington Baptist Church traces its roots to 1874, when local residents of what was then known as Rappahannock Station met to discuss organizing a new church; and
WHEREAS, originally known as the Regular Baptist Church of Rappahannock Station, Remington Baptist Church was officially founded on February 13, 1876, with nine members; Dr. John Burroughs and Sanford D. Embrey were selected as the first deacons of the church, which was served by traveling ministers in its early years; and
WHEREAS, by the early 1880s, the Regular Baptist Church of Rappahannock Station was meeting in a local school house and had formed a building committee to plan a permanent house of worship; construction began in 1883, with more than 75,000 bricks molded on site by John Dewey, and the new building was fully operational by 1889; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Remington was incorporated in 1890, and the Regular Baptist Church of Rappahannock Station changed its name to Remington Baptist Church in 1898 to reflect the growth of the community; and
WHEREAS, after enduring the Great Depression and World War II, Remington Baptist Church was guided into the modern era by the Reverend John Houghton, who laid the groundwork for a significant expansion of the church, and the Reverend Gareth Miller, who began holding services every Sunday as the church's first full-time pastor; and