[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 27, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  1ST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SOUTH GLENS FALLS CELEBRATES 200TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, those of us who live in the 22d 
Congressional District can boast of living in one of the most 
historical regions of the country.
  In so many cases, the old churches in the district, along with their 
spiritual functions, often serve as virtual museums of area lore, with 
their registries and records of baptisms and marriages of historical 
figures, and growth patterns which reflect and parallel the growth of 
the area.
  One such church, in fact one of the foremost examples, is the First 
Baptist Church of South Glens Falls, an Independent Fundamental Church 
affiliated with the Conservative Baptist Association, which is 
celebrating its 200th anniversary this year.
  This church can trace its lineage to 1794, when it was known as the 
First Baptist Church of Northumberland. In 1831, it became the Moreau 
Baptist Church. Early meetings were held in homes until 1837, and after 
that in the Borrows Schoolhouse. Property on the corner of Main and 
Third Streets was donated by Julius Rice in 1859. The church built on 
this property opened in 1862. Finally, the name was changed to its 
present First Baptist Church of South Glens Falls in 1875, and a 
parsonage was built in 1895.
  The church's most noteworthy growth period came during the ministry 
of Rev. Nevin Korb, who came to South Glens Falls with his family in 
1948. A major factor in this growth was the use of radio broadcasts. 
While an addition was being built in 1954, Sunday School classes and 
worship services were held in the South Glens Falls Town Hall building.
  By 1967, the church could boast of a new building and parsonage. It's 
present pastor, Rev. Gary C. Stefanski and his family arrived in July, 
1993.
  Throughout its long history, this church, like so many others in the 
area, has been the focus of community life and a bastion of the best 
virtues our society has to offer.
  During the weekend of August 5 to 7, the First Baptist Church of 
South Glens Falls will celebrate those glorious two centuries. Please 
join me in expressing congratulations and best wishes as the church 
moves into its third century.

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