A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH OF AIKEN ON THE OCCASION OF ITS HISTORIC ONE HUNDRED SEVENTYFIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO COMMEND THE CHURCH FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES OF SERVICE TO GOD AND THE COMMUNITY. Whereas, having been founded in 1842, Shiloh Baptist Church of Aiken is celebrating its historic one hundred seventyfifth anniversary in 2017; and Whereas, in the spring of 1842, two missionaries from the Edisto Baptist Association, Brothers William J. Fickling and William Johnson, surveyed the and generated area around Baskett’s Mill enough interest to start a small church. The twentyeight charter members probably never dreamed that one hundred seventyfive years later, Shiloh Baptist Church would have a membership of seven hundred and serve a community of several thousand people. On Thursday, September 22, 1842, this small group met under a on the to constitute the church; “brush arbor” church’s present site and Whereas, at the north side of Aiken consisted of Shiloh’s founding, nothing but farmland. Henry Day deeded ten acres to the church on May in trust for the use and benefit of a place 15, 1843, “to be kept of divine worship for the Baptist first denomination.” Shiloh’s pastor was the Reverend W.J. Fickling, who served from 1842 to 1847. His first sermon was taken from Zechariah 4:6b (KJV): “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts”; and Whereas, 1950 was a banner year for Shiloh. Due to its growth, the church began a building program, and during this time the first
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH OF AIKEN ON THE OCCASION OF ITS HISTORIC ONE HUNDRED SEVENTYFIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO COMMEND THE CHURCH FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES OF SERVICE TO GOD AND THE COMMUNITY. Whereas, having been founded in 1842, Shiloh Baptist Church of Aiken is celebrating its historic one hundred seventyfifth anniversary in 2017; and Whereas, in the spring of 1842, two missionaries from the Edisto Baptist Association, Brothers William J. Fickling and William Johnson, surveyed the area around Baskett’s Mill and generated enough interest to start a small church. The twentyeight charter members probably never dreamed that one hundred seventyfive years later, Shiloh Baptist Church would have a membership of seven hundred and serve a community of several thousand people. On Thursday, September 22, 1842, this small group met under a “brush arbor” on the church’s present site to constitute the church; and Whereas, at Shiloh’s founding, the north side of Aiken consisted of nothing but farmland. Henry Day deeded ten acres to the church on May 15, 1843, “to be kept in trust for the use and benefit of a place of divine worship for the Baptist denomination.” Shiloh’s first pastor was the Reverend W.J. Fickling, who served from 1842 to 1847. His first sermon was taken from Zechariah 4:6b (KJV): “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts”; and Whereas, 1950 was a banner year for Shiloh. Due to its growth, the church began a building program, and during this time the first
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