[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 143 (Sunday, October 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEAPACK REFORMED CHURCH

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                          HON. MICHAEL PAPPAS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 10, 1998

  Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
congregation of Peapack Reformed Church as they celebrate their 150th 
anniversary.
  The church is part of the Dutch Reformed Church in the U.S.A., the 
oldest Protestant denomination in this country founded when the Dutch 
settled in New Amsterdam. Peapack Reformed Church originally met in 
meeting houses throughout the Peapack-Gladstone area until they built 
and moved into their present church building.
  The congregation is a small, close-knit community, dedicated to each 
other as well as to those in their surrounding area. They have an 
annual, ``Community Day,'' a day when the honor the people of the 
Peapack-Gladstone community-at-large. The day features historical 
tours, a barbeque and events for the children of the community. The 
church also hosts two events every year in order to raise money for the 
Central New Jersey Visiting Nurses Association.
  I wish to congratulate the congregation of Peapack Reformed Church 
for 150 years of serving the cause of Christ in central New Jersey. It 
is my honor to have this church within the borders of the twelfth 
congressional district and I wish them well in their desire to continue 
for another 150 years.

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