[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16512]
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DIAMOND JUBILEE ANNIVERSARY OF THE TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, it is a distinct honor for me to 
acknowledge this milestone celebration--the Diamond Jubilee Anniversary 
of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, MI, pastored by 
the Reverend Dr. Frederick G. Sampson.
  The Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church has been a cornerstone in 
Detroit for years having grown from its roots in Georgia and 
Mississippi. Not only did this church persevere in the face of change 
and hard times during the Depression years, but it has thrived and 
grown to become one of the largest and most prestigious churches in 
this great city.
  I can only believe that the kind of growth and success many of its 
members have witnessed is a testament to the solid and unshakable faith 
of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Johnson who are known as The Founding Family and 
all those who followed in the belief of their mission which is to 
provide the community with spiritual guidance.
  I thank Dr. Sampson, his predecessors, his ministers, and all those 
who have accepted the challenge of providing guidance and spiritual 
education to this community by establishing such services as adult 
education classes, child day care, meals on wheels, housing, and other 
community orientated programs. Your adoption and mentoring programs at 
neighborhood schools are commendable. They display the importance and 
positive impact that you have in the community. For we know that 
wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and all the academic education that 
anyone of us can muster is useless unless there is a solid moral 
foundation, which is what you have provided for the past 75 years.
  I ask my colleagues to extend your sincerest congratulations to the 
entire Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church family, and I extend my 
warmest wishes to them for another 75 years of success and 
service.

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