Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

 

WHEREAS:   The First Regular Missionary Baptist Church of North Lawrence was organized in 1868 at 416 Lincoln Street and during the Lawrence flood of 1903, it served as a place of refuge for North Lawrence residents until rescue workers could remove them safely by boats; and

 

WHEREAS:   in 1987, the congregation relocated to 1646 Vermont Street where it remains today;

 

WHEREAS:   Sunday, September 16, 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the First Regular Missionary Baptist Church, and the theme of the service that day will be “Rooted in Faith-Honoring Our Legacy.”

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Stuart Boley, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim Sunday, September 16, 2018 as the

 

“150th anniversary of the

first regular misssionary baptist church”

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                         

                                                          Stuart Boley, Mayor

 

                                                          September 11, 2018