LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Wills-
boro Congregational United Church of Christ

WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social and
educational benefits they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and
WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and this Nation to pay
tribute to those institutions and individuals who have contributed to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body takes pleasure in commemorating the
175th Anniversary of the Willsboro Congregational United Church of
Christ, to be celebrated on July 18-19, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The Willsboro Congregational United Church of Christ was
organized in its present form on January 25, 1833; tradition confirms
that an organization in some form, answering to a Congregational Church,
was established in Willsboro before 1800; and
WHEREAS, Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,
the Willsboro Congregational United Church of Christ the present stone
building was dedicated on December 24, 1834, on land donated by Reverend
Marshall Shedd; and
WHEREAS, The limestone blocks used to construct the Willsboro Congre-
gational United Church of Christ were quarried from the Willsboro point
area; horse and carriage sheds were erected on both sides of the build-
ing for protection from inclement weather and the present church hall
replaced the carriage shed on the north side in the 1930s; and
WHEREAS, The Willsboro Congregational United Church of Christ stands
on the threshold of tomorrow, prepared to meet the challenges of the
coming decades while retaining that spiritual resolve which character-
izes its past; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such institutions to the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 175th Anniversary of the Willsboro Congregational United
Church of Christ, fully confident that this commemoration reflects the
belief in those values which enhance the dignity and purpose of life;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Willsboro Congregational United Church of Christ.