[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E545-E546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       WELCOMING HEARTLAND CHURCH

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and pride that 
I rise today to welcome Heartland Church to its new location in the 
24th District of Texas. Heartland Church has been a centerpiece of 
spiritual growth and community outreach in the greater Irving area for 
58 years.
  On Christmas Eve of 1951, The First United Pentecostal Church of 
Irving held its inaugural service in the Irving Community Center. This 
was the beginning of the rich spiritual history of Heartland Church 
which today has grown into a caring, compassionate, service centered 
congregation. Soon after opening, The First United Pentecostal Church 
of Irving moved from the Irving Community Center to its first building 
on Camano Road and then eventually to Story Road. Heartland Church has 
made several building transitions and a name change (originally Christ 
Temple and then later Heartland Church) to more adequately reflect its 
desire to meet the needs of its congregation and the community. In 
December of 1984, the building dedication ceremony was held for what 
Heartland Church called home up until December 2009.
  Guided by faith, in 2000, Heartland Church made the decision to 
purchase 25.8 acres located on the west side of Highway 161. But God in 
His infinite wisdom had other plans and that was to bring Heartland 
Church to Carrollton. Today, through the vision and leadership of the 
church's founders and with the help of the surrounding community, 
Heartland Church has flourished from a small congregation, meeting in a 
3,000 square foot building, to a thriving congregation with more than 
22,000 square feet of meeting space.

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  On behalf of the 24th District of Texas, I would like to welcome 
Heartland Church to its new location in Carrollton, Texas. I am certain 
that Heartland Church will succeed and continue to be an example of 
Christ's love to others in the community.

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