[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 30, 1994]
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                CENTENNIAL OF THESSALONIA BAPTIST CHURCH

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 30, 1994

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Thessalonia 
Baptist Church, a South Bronx landmark which on July 16, 1994, will 
celebrate its centennial.
  Originally founded in 1892, Thessalonia Baptist Church has seen the 
South Bronx community through times both of glory and of decline. 
Happily, this venerable institution survives not only to see the 
renaissance of the Bronx, but to contribute to it.
  The centennial of Thessalonia Baptist Church will be celebrated in 
its 30,000-square-foot cultural community center. In addition to 
serving the needs of the church and the community at large, this new 
building will house the Thessalonia Academy, the New York City Board of 
Education's first academy in the South Bronx.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending best wishes 
to the Rev. Dr. Shellie Sampson, Jr., and to the congregation and 
administration of Thessalonia Baptist Church on the occasion of this 
momentous centennial celebration.

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