[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING HICKORY STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON THE OCCASION OF 
                         ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to the 
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church in Scranton Pennsylvania, which was 
founded Jan. 28, 1856, and is now celebrating its 150th anniversary.
  At the time of its founding, the church was known as the German 
Presbyterian Church. It was renamed the Hickory Street Presbyterian 
Church in 1931.
  The church has been served by 11 pastors, four of whom have served 
tenures in excess of 20 years. In 1993, Hickory Street Presbyterian 
Church and Petersburg Presbyterian Church merged.
  Hickory Street Presbyterian Church has been a community leader in 
many ways over the years. It has been a passionate supporter of many 
charitable agencies including Bread Basket of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania, Safety Net, Exodus Prison Ministries, St. Francis of 
Assisi Kitchen and the Bethel AME Homeless Shelter.
  Hickory Street Presbyterian Church is the largest Presbyterian Church 
in Scranton and one of the largest Presbyterian Churches in the region.
  Many of the church's members are active in the community and have 
served as judges, physicians, councilmen, teachers, neighborhood 
leaders, bankers, lawyers, firemen and police officers. Eight Hickory 
Street church members have been called into the professional ministry.
  Hickory Street Presbyterian Church has a rich history of youth 
ministry that has carried out mission trips to Maine, Virginia, 
Tennessee, Washington, DC and Montana.
  The church structure is a landmark in Scranton that has received 
awards from the Architectural Heritage Society.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the Hickory Street 
Presbyterian Church on this auspicious occasion. More than anything, 
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church has spread the love of Jesus Christ 
through its mission and ministry, through its local, national and world 
outreach and through the devotion and love of its people.

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