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1996 SESSION

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 59 Commending Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 19, 1996 Agreed to by the Senate, January 25, 1996

WHEREAS, on November 3, 1896, a cornerstone for a new church was laid at what is now a busy commercial intersection in the Merrifield section of Fairfax County; and

WHEREAS, the members of the church, the Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church, will celebrate the centennial of their church by reflecting on a century of service to their community; and

WHEREAS, now located on Cedar Lane in Fairfax, the Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church, named in honor of its first pastor, William Livingston Bruen, has thrived through a century of growth and change; and

WHEREAS, the Bruen Chapel has a long history of community service through its active participation in such organizations as the Committee for Helping Others, a group that provides needy families and individuals with food, shelter, clothing, transportation and other essential services; and

WHEREAS, the Bruen Chapel participates in the chaplaincy program at Fairfax Hospital and in the Fairfax County jail ministry; and

WHEREAS, for 20 years Bruen Chapel supported the Child Development Center of Northern Virginia, which offers services to handicapped pre-schoolers; and

WHEREAS, Bruen Chapel sponsors and hosts a monthly luncheon for area senior citizens and lends strong support to Virginia Methodists for the Retarded, which offers both training centers and religious education to the retarded; and

WHEREAS, truly a valued asset to the community it serves, the Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church can reflect with pride on its first century as it embarks with high expectations on its second; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend the Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church on the occasion of its centennial celebration; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church in honor of its century of invaluable service to the Fairfax community.