[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO ST. DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON ITS 108TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 30, 2003

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to St. David's 
Church in the Bronx, New York, a treasured Bronx institution and a 
historic house of worship that celebrated its 108th anniversary on 
September 26, 2003.
  St David's Church was founded in 1895 to address the needs of poor 
blacks, especially the dining car waiters and Pullman porters who 
roomed in the area of the New York Central Railroad Depot and had no 
place to worship.
  Mr. Speaker, as a part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, St. 
David's strongly believes in the Diocesan mission objective of 
effective church presence in poor communities. In order to meet that 
objective, St. David's is constantly involved with community outreach. 
Presently, it has after school programs, summer day camps, and senior 
citizens programs to provide structured educational and recreational 
activities to the people who live, work, and worship in their 
community. For the past 108 years, St. David's has been a cornerstone 
of the Bronx community, providing its parishioners not only with a 
place of worship, but also with invaluable services in order to assist 
them in enriching their lives.
  Institutions such as St. David's Episcopal Church give life and 
vitality to distressed areas throughout the United States. The services 
they provide to their communities deserve recognition. Therefore, I ask 
that my colleagues join me in recognizing and honoring St. David's 
Episcopal Church for 108 years of service to the people of the Bronx, 
New York.

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