[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E464]
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     HONORING INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 75TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 1999

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Inglewood Baptist 
Church in Nashville, Tennessee, on the occasion of its 75th 
Anniversary.
  Inglewood Baptist Church was constituted on March 9, 1924, and came 
about as a result of the personal vision of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Overall, 
Sr. who initially met with thirty members for Bible study in a personal 
residence located at 2330 Shelton Avenue on November 18, 1923.
  These original charter members included: Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Overall, 
Sr., Mr. Robert J. Overall, Jr., Mrs. Ellen DeMontbreun, Ms. Mattie 
DeMontbreun, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hardaway, Mr. and Mrs. John R. West, 
Ms. Hattie Mae West, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. J. 
Burton, Mr. Edwin Ragan, Ms. Florine Ragan, Mr. Finis E. Smith, Mrs. 
Patie Gwynn, Mrs. Ennis Eagan, Mrs. J.L. White, Mr. Walter Roach, Mrs. 
W. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Caldwell, and 
Mr. T. L. Cummings. These fine individuals came together to constitute 
a New Testament Church under the name of Inglewood Baptist Church, over 
seventy-five years ago.
  Inglewood Baptist Church is to be commended for its outstanding 
contributions to the community over the years, including the biblical 
qualities of Bible study, prayer, fellowship, Christian education, 
evangelism and missions, as well as its continuing cooperation with the 
Southern Baptist Convention.
  This congregation should further be commended for its commitment to 
world-wide missions through its annual giving to the Cooperative 
Missions Program of the Southern Baptist Convention and the 
missionaries the church has supported such as Archie and Margaret 
Dunaway, Dr. J. Mansfield, and Ethel Bailey.
  Inglewood Baptist Church must also be recognized for its ongoing 
leadership as a ministry and outreach center serving Inglewood and the 
greater Nashville area while continuing a tradition of excellence 
through commitment to the future.
  The Inglewood Baptist Church and its membership have served as 
outstanding examples of faithfulness and brotherly love to all of 
Middle Tennessee. I wish them the best on their 75th Anniversary.

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