[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 132 (Monday, September 28, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1836]
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 IN HONOR OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TWENTY-NINTH STREET 
                        UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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                          HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 28, 1998

  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues a church in my congressional district, the Twenty-Ninth 
Street United Methodist Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I am 
pleased to announce that this year the Twenty-Ninth Street Church 
celebrates the great achievement of its seventy-fifth anniversary.
  The church was started as a Mission Church in 1924 by the Derry 
Street United Methodist Church. At its beginning, the Twenty-Ninth 
Street Church had sixty-nine members, one of whom remains an active 
participant today. Miss Elizabeth Ulrich attends services every Sunday 
as well as all of the church's social functions.
  The year-long anniversary celebration began on February 15, 1998 with 
a talk by the Reverend G. Edgar Hertzler, the ninety-one year-old 
Pastor Emeritus of the church. Various activities including choral and 
social functions, combined worship services with Derry Street Church, 
and Hobby and Talent Night all build up to a message from Bishop Neil 
Irons who is slated to conclude the celebration on February 21, 1999. 
The Twenty-Ninth Street Church chose as its anniversary slogan, 
``1924--A Mission Church. 1999--A Church with a Mission.'' This slogan 
demonstrates the church's progress and development in the seventy-five 
years since its founding. It is evident to me that the members of the 
church recognize their strong ties to the past but also look ahead with 
a great eye to the future to ensure ongoing prosperity.
  Let the record reflect that I am proud of the great accomplishments 
of the Twenty-Ninth Street United Methodist Church on its seventy-fifth 
anniversary, and that I believe the members of the church should also 
be proud of themselves. I wish the Twenty-Ninth Street Church continued 
success and good fortune.

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