Virginia legislation · 2026 Special I
Virginia SR2026: Commending New Deliverance Evangelistic Church.
Status: Passed one chamber, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors to designate April as Confederate History and Heritage Month, helping to build a coalition of civil rights groups, community leaders, and ministers to propose an alternate resolution honoring enslaved Africans and their descendants who had suffered under the Confederacy; and.
From the enrolled text, June 23, 2026:
a resolution by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors to designate April as Confederate History and Heritage Month, helping to build a coalition of civil rights groups, community leaders, and ministers to propose an alternate resolution honoring enslaved Africans and their descendants who had suffered under the Confederacy; and WHEREAS, as New Deliverance Evangelistic Church continued to grow, the church completed the Smith-Wilder Memorial Annex and the Greater New Deliverance Evangelistic Church building to better serve the community; and WHEREAS, in 2009, New Deliverance Evangelistic Church broadened its outreach by initiating weekly television broadcasts on WTVZ, serving Hampton Roads; the church has since implemented online streaming for Sunday and Wednesday services, as well as a weekly telecast on WTVR CBS 6 in Richmond; and WHEREAS, in 2016, New Deliverance Evangelistic Church partnered with a local Spanish-speaking church, allowing them to use the Smith-Wilder Memorial Annex, and further expanded its ministries to reach other members of the Chesterfield County community; and WHEREAS, Bishop Glenn taught his last in-person Bible study and preached his last sermon on March 22, 2020, before passing away on April 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Deliverance Evangelistic Church stayed engaged with the community by holding parking lot services until its full reopening in April 2022; and WHEREAS, in 2023, New Deliverance Evangelistic Church …
Sponsors
- Michael Jones (D, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Bill text as passed Senate (SR2026ER)
- : Agreed to by Senate by Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- : Laid on Clerk's Desk
- : Presented 26200001D
Common questions
- What is SR2026?
- SR2026 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2026 Special I): Commending New Deliverance Evangelistic Church.
- What does SR2026 do?
- In its own words: A resolution by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors to designate April as Confederate History and Heritage Month, helping to build a coalition of civil rights groups, community leaders, and ministers to propose an alternate resolution honoring enslaved Africans and their descendants who had suffered under the Confederacy; and.
- What is the status of SR2026?
- Passed one chamber as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Bill text as passed Senate (SR2026ER) (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR2026?
- Michael Jones (D, 15).
- Where is the official record for SR2026?
- On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20262/SR2026
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