[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 125 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 10, 2003

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Second Baptist 
Church of Keyport. The Second Baptist Church is a pillar of faith, 
serving the Keyport community as well as the greater Bayshore community 
since 1893. The church's original congregation flourished under the 
leadership of its first minister, Reverend David D. Hall. Under 
Reverend Hall's guidance, the church was able to bring people of 
African-American decent together, forming a greater sense of community. 
The church has remained committed to Reverend Hall's vision, and has 
stayed an active member many community outreach programs for over a 
century. For example, members of the congregation have put countless 
hours of work into the Keyport Food Pantry and Manna House in 
Cliffwood. Furthermore, many members have volunteered countless hours 
to ministries that sponsor Global outreach, including the Asian Youth 
Ministries, a youth based worldwide mission stemming out of Red Bank, 
NJ. I am truly grateful to the Second Baptist Church's congregation for 
the work that they do and services they provide.
  The energy and compassion amongst the members of this church 
community is to be commended and admired. I would like to honor 13 
individuals in particular who have given the Second Baptist Church many 
years of dedicated service. Mrs. Mary Alen, Mrs. Floretta Ball, Mrs. 
Nicie Hammond, Deacon Luther Jackson, Mrs. Josephine John, Mrs. 
Garnette Lawon, Mrs. Elizabeth Mackason, Deacon Leroy Mackason,, Mrs. 
Mary Major, Mrs. Eloise Schanck, Mrs. Gwendolyn Washington, Mr. William 
Washington, and Mr. William Williams. All of these men and women 
deserve to be celebrated for their faith and devotion in working toward 
a better community.
  I want to thank these 13 members as well as the whole congregation 
for dedicating their time to the Second Baptist Church on its 110th 
year of serving Keyport, NJ. All of its members should be proud of 
themselves for helping to build this church into what it is today--a 
place that fosters volunteerism and a deep sense of community. I would 
like to congratulate the Second Baptist Church once again on their 
anniversary and ask my colleagues to join with me in commemorating 
their 110 years of service.

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