[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S3989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        EISLEBEN LUTHERAN CHURCH

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise to make a few comments on the 
150th anniversary of the Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City, MO.
  Since the first congregation of nineteen members gathered on April 
30th 1848, Eisleben Lutheran Church has grown to become a part of 
Missouri history. Eisleben Lutheran Church's first house of worship was 
a log cabin built in the area now known as Scott City. The area 
surrounding the church was mostly wooded hills and large swamps which 
were impassible much of the year. In 1867 the second facility known as 
Rock Church was built.
  Today the congregation worships in a church that was completed in 
1913 using the stones from the original Rock Church. The congregation 
of the Eisleben Lutheran Church have maintained a long history of 
service to the Scott City community, as well as the international 
community by supporting missionary efforts all over the world.
  Over the past 150 years Eisleben Lutheran Church has witnessed and 
been a part of many historical events. Their devotion to the 
preservation and continued growth of the church is commendable. I am 
pleased to join with the Scott City community and the State of Missouri 
in congratulating the congregation of the Eisleben Lutheran 
Church.

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