[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ON THE CENTENNIAL OF TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

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                          HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 8, 2006

  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
institution in the City of Richmond, VA. This year, Trinity Baptist 
Church is celebrating its centennial and I would like to take some time 
to recognize its history of service as a house of worship in Richmond 
during the last 100 years.
  The church that we know as Trinity Baptist began in 1906 as the Sixth 
Mount Zion Sunday School class, which met at the home of Marcellus 
Waller, Sr., and Nannie Waller at 1007 West Leigh Street in Richmond. 
As this faith community grew, the idea was put forth to formally 
organize a church, and Brother Charles Thompkin suggested they call it 
Trinity. After a consultation with a representative from the Baptist 
Churches, Trinity Baptist Church was established on August 6, 1906, 
with Rev. James Williams as its first Pastor.
  Under Pastor George Carrington, who led Trinity from 1915-1919, a new 
sanctuary was built at 1630 Rose Avenue. In 1960, Trinity had again 
outgrown its building, and Pastor King David Turner appointed a 
Planning Committee to find a new home for the church. Pastor Turner's 
work was continued by Pastor Welford David Adkins, who led the church 
through the purchase of land and construction of a new 1,000 seat 
sanctuary in 1972.
  For the last 26 years, Trinity Baptist has been ably led by Rev. A. 
Lincoln James. Under his stewardship, Trinity has increased its staff 
to include Ministers of Fine Arts, Economic Development, Christian 
Education, and Children and Youth. Trinity's daily bag lunch feeding 
program and clothes closet literally feed the hungry and clothe the 
poor. The church's work with Caritas Charities Prose Ministry helps the 
homeless, and its Angel Tree program ministers to prisoners. Rev. James 
has also licensed or ordained over 60 sons and daughters of Trinity 
into the gospel ministry, and he oversaw the ordination of the church's 
first female deacons in 2004.
  I would like to once again congratulate Rev. James and the members of 
Trinity Baptist on their centennial and wish them another century of 
continued service to their community.

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