South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1222: Walnut Grove Baptist Church Bicentennial
Status: Passed both chambers, August 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 11, 2026:
2025-2026 Bill 1222 Text of Previous Version (Aug. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 1222 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A senate RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF WALNUT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND TO COMMEND THE CHURCH FOR TWO CENTURIES OF SERVICE TO THE GREENWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. W hereas, the South Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that Walnut Grove Baptist Church, of Greenwood County, will celebrate its bicentennial anniversary on September 27, 2026; and W hereas, the church was constituted on June 26, 1826, in what was then the Abbeville District, under the ministry of the Reverend Arthur Williams, Chesley Davis, and the Reverend Moses Holland. The eighteen original charter members were drawn from the first pioneer families, whose names are still written across the land and the churchyard today. Through two centuries of war, hardship, and change, the congregation has never ceased to gather; and W hereas, the congregation first met in a simple brush arbor along Mulberry Creek, with the current sanctuary being built in the 1950s on Morgan Road. Today, Walnut Grove continues the old and reverent forms of worship, singing from traditional …
Sponsors
- Billy Garrett (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced and adopted
Common questions
- What is S1222?
- S1222 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Walnut Grove Baptist Church Bicentennial.
- What is the status of S1222?
- Passed both chambers as of August 11, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and adopted (August 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1222?
- Billy Garrett (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for S1222?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1222.htm
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