[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 72 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E941-E942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PAUPACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2007

  Mr. CARNEY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the 200th anniversary of the Paupack United Methodist Church. The 
Paupack United Methodist Church in Paupack, Pennsylvania is a long-
standing institution and contributor to our community.
  Originally founded in 1807 as the Paupack Methodist Episcopal Church, 
they will celebrate their 200th anniversary in July. The church was 
founded after the first American Methodist Bishop, Francis Asbury, sent 
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horse-riding preacher, Gideon Draper, on the Wyoming-Minisink Trail.
  Reverend Draper's readings from the Methodist Discipline of that time 
inspired the people of Paupack to accept those disciplines as 
organizing principles and to form a church. Originally, the church met 
in members' homes and in local schoolhouses. In 1906, the newly formed 
Ladies' Aid Society began construction on a church.
  For 200 years, this congregation has persevered in preserving their 
faith and their Church. They credit the dedicated service of the laity 
and the faithful preaching of the clergy for this tremendous 
accomplishment.
  In closing, Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the Paupack United Methodist Church for their 200 years of 
distinguished service to Paupack, Pennsylvania and the United States of 
America.

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