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2022 SESSION

22106734D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 140
Offered March 8, 2022
Commending Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church.
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Patrons-- Kory, Adams, D.M., Hope, Jenkins, McQuinn, Rasoul and Reid
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WHEREAS, Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church in Burke has greatly served its community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church sponsored a blood drive to help address the ongoing blood shortage affecting public health in the Commonwealth and the country; and

WHEREAS, Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church donated 1,000 masks to the City of Fairfax at an early stage of the pandemic when effective face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19 were not easily available; and

WHEREAS, Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church has made an outsized impact in the community through its Food for Life Drive, raising funds and collecting thousands of pounds of food to support organizations such as Food For Others, The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area, Inc., and Resettling Afghan Families Together; and

WHEREAS, Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church has demonstrated extraordinary generosity toward the Northern Virginia community in response to this historic public health crisis; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church hereby be commended for its invaluable service during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Shincheonji New Heaven New Earth Church as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the church’s contributions to the Commonwealth.