[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 98 (Thursday, July 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. NICK LAMPSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 18, 2002

  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to bear witness to the 
100th Anniversary of the Faith United Methodist Church in Dickinson, 
Texas. This extraordinary religious community traces its roots back 
more than a century to the establishment of the Warren Chapel in the 
town of Dickinson in 1901. Six years later, the Methodist community in 
League City founded their own chapel in 1907. These two communities, 
separated by a mere seven miles shared both the trials and the joys of 
life together and in June of 1967, the two congregations merged to form 
the Faith United Methodist Church.
  On September 7, this community will commemorate its Centennial with 
the unveiling of a Texas historical marker celebrating 100 years of 
faith and community. I ask you to join me in recognizing this 
remarkable congregation's faith and sense of community that has passed 
the test of time and remains a shining example of America's strength 
and unity.

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