[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 78 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              GRANT CHAPEL

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Madam President, on June 14, the church family 
of Grant Chapel in Albuquerque celebrates what its pastor describes as 
``one hundred twenty years of God's faithfulness to Grant and to the 
community of Albuquerque.''
  Organized in 1882 as the ``Colored Methodist Mission,'' it was 
founded to serve as a place of worship for African American people in 
New Mexico. A year later, it was one of five churches awarded a plot of 
land by New Mexico Township, Inc., to promote development in 
Albuquerque. In 1892, it became known as the Coal Avenue Methodist 
Church and in 1905 it was renamed Grant Chapel to honor Bishop Abram 
Grant of the 5th Episcopal District which included the states and 
territories in the West.
  Building and growing are very much part of Grant Chapel's history. 
The congregation has chosen to change sites over the years, and with 
each move, a new vitality has been infused into the church. Over the 
course of its history, some fifty ministers have served here, each 
building on one another's success, and contributing to its importance 
in the community.
  I am proud to add my voice in praise of the good people--past, 
present and future--of Grant chapel, and to wish them at least another 
hundred twenty years of prayerful service.

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