HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 Thirty Years History: First Baptist Church Book (Pg. 14)MY CREED
1 will be loyal to my Church and its program.
I will endeavor to be honest and clean in my thoughts, words and acts.
I will endeavor to help otherslive honest and clean lives both by example
and precept.
I will strive to live at all times such a life that will reflect honor upon my
Church, my parents and my College.
I will endeavor to make my College a fine and wholesome place for
everyone entering its gales.
I will strive to obey the laws of the community in which I live and give
my support to those charged with enforcing them.
1 will seek to create an environment that will make it easy for others to
think pure thoughts, use clean speech, and live commendable lives.
I will not encourage by my words, presence or means anything that will
degrade others of thwart my Master's cause.
I will strive to live daily for the honor and Only of my Lord and
Master — ]esus Christ.
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No. 52638
CHARTER OF
"THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH"
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
That we, the subscribers hereof, being trustees duly elected at a
regular called conference of an association of persons composing the
congregation and membership of the First Baptist Church, College
Station, Texas, all at the present time being residents of College Station,
Brazos County, Texas, pursuant to the instructions of the persons
composing said congregation and membership, which instructions were
given by a unanimous vote of said congregation and membership at a
regular called meeting thereof held on the I Ith day of November, A.D.
1928, do hereby and by virtue of the provisions of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Texas, form and incorporate ourselves into a body
corporate and to that end adopt the following charter:
ARTICLE I.
This corporation shall be known as "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS", by which name it shall contract and
be sued and transact all of its business.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation is formed strictly for the support of public wor-
ship and has no capital stock, its only assets consisting of real estate at
College Station, in Brazos County, Texas, on which is located the
Parsonage and Tabernacle belonging to said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The place of business of said corporation shall be at College Station.
in Brazos County, Texas, which shall be its principal office.
ARTICLE IV.
Said corporation shall exist for the term of Fifty (50) Years.
ARTICLE V.
The business of the corporation shall be transacted by its trustees,
who shall be duly elected at the time of the election of the other church
officers, and failure to elect at said time continues the regular trustees
in office until the election of their successors. The following named are
the regular elected trustees by this church at this time, to -wit:
D. B. Cofer, M. K. Thornton, Ray Flagg, H. T- Holland, W. D.
Lloyd, W. D. Neff, W. M. Littlefield, W. H. Badgett, L. H. Garland.
all of whom reside in said College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and
are the incorporators hereof, as above stated.
Duly signed and witnessed at College Station, Texas.
Filed in the office of the
SECRETARY OF STATE
this 15th day of November 1928.
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