[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SILEX ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH DEDICATION

 Mr. ASHCROFT. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate and 
honor Silex Assembly of God in Silex, Missouri. On March 26th, they 
will be dedicating their new church building. This dedication and 
celebration is a tribute to God's faithfulness to the congregation, 
which began gathering together in 1942. It is also a tribute to their 
labor of love and personal generosity, led by Pastor and Mrs. John 
Pool.
  Pastor Pool, who retired in 1985, agreed to step up to the pulpit 
again when the Silex church called upon him to lead them. Now, at age 
81, he and the congregation have built their new church themselves, 
with volunteer labor and sacrificial contributions of time and money. 
Mrs. Pool has helped feed the volunteer groups day after day. Their 
devotion to Christ brings honor to the name of the Lord.
  I join those gathered for this wonderful occasion, including the 
Pool's five children and most of their grandchildren, in bringing best 
wishes for a memorable celebration as Silex Assembly of God renews its 
commitment to the redemptive mission of Christ. May God bless this 
ministry with many more years of celebration.

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