[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 85 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1167-E1168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 35th year of 
existence of the Bible Baptist Church of Hendersonville, Tennessee. The 
congregation will celebrate the church's 35th anniversary on July 24-
25, 2004.
  Bible Baptist Church has grown from its original 60 members to more 
than 500 members today. The church has served the community and its 
congregation well for the past

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35 years, and it continues to benefit the Hendersonville area in 
innumerable ways.
  Over the past 35 years of dedicated service, the church has seen 
great changes. Beginning with the Phillips Robinson Chapel in 1969, the 
church constructed a 300-seat auditorium in 1972. It built the 
fellowship hall in 1989 and a church office complex in 1993. The church 
plans to move to a 36-acre property on New Shackle Island Road in the 
near future. Over the years, the dynamic nature of the church's 
facilities has served as a mirror for its ever-increasing role in the 
community.
  Hendersonville is a better place because of the work of the Bible 
Baptist Church and its congregation. I am sure the church will continue 
to make a positive difference in the community for the next 35 years, 
and I congratulate the congregation and pastor Jim Crockett for all the 
good work they have done.

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