[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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         CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DONOHO PRAIRIE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to 
congratulate the Donoho Prairie Christian Church for serving the 
township of Kell for 100 years.
  The church community celebrated this great achievement on August 23 
with food, music and a presentation of the long history of the Donoho 
Prairie Christian Church. Starting out as a small wooden building 
funded by 33 members who donated $5 each toward the cost, the church 
grew to include 11 classrooms, a parking lot and a new belfrey.
  Throughout 100 years, the church underwent several renovations, but 
its purpose remained constant: Whether the congregation sung to the 
sound of an old tuning fork, as they did in 1898, or the new piano they 
were able to purchase a few years later, the Donoho Prairie Christian 
Church has continued to serve the community of Kell, Illinois.
  I wish to congratulate them and wish them many more years of worship 
and praise to the Lord.

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