[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E553-E554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWMAN CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate the parishioners 
of Newman Chapel United Methodist Church of Kendleton, Texas, on the 
opening of their new multipurpose worship center. The Center opened 
this past Sunday, March 27th.
  Established in approximately 1872, Newman Chapel was the first 
Methodist Church organized in the Kendleton. Originally, parishioners 
met by the San Bernard River under the old oak trees. Services were 
held at the river until 1874 when the parishioners constructed a log 
cabin that severed as both as a place for worship and a school.
  Newman Chapel may have come a long way from its roots in a gathering 
of believers by the San Bernard River, but what has never changed is 
the parishioners and staff's commitment to the mission of building a 
spirit-filled community church of believers. The new worship center 
will enhance the Church's ability to carry out this mission by 
providing a more spacious and comfortable location for worship and 
other traditional church activities. The new multipurpose center will 
also be used for new ministries and needed services to the all the 
people of Kendleton. Some of the new programs planed include a Sunday 
morning breakfast and bible study, a senior daycare center, after 
school tutorials and programs to provide nutritious food to Kendleton's 
low-income population.
  In conclusion, I once again extend my congratulations to the 
parishioners and staff of Newman Chapel United Methodist Church on the 
opening of their new multi-purpose worship center. I am certain all of 
Newman Chapel's parishioners as well as the community of Kendelton will 
benefit from the worship center.

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