[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1392]
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 RECOGNIZING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL 
                           CHURCH, HURON OHIO

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2012

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the sesquicentennial 
anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, located in Huron, Ohio. The 
congregation comes together with the community in celebration of this 
milestone event on August 3, 2012.
  Organized in 1837, the church cornerstone was laid on May 23, 1938. 
The church building is in a beautiful setting overlooking Lake Erie and 
parkland. A steeple was completed in 1876, followed by the placement of 
a bell in 1881. That bell has called worshippers over the centuries 
through the present day. As its congregation grew and changed with the 
modern day, the church added classrooms, a kitchen, fellowship hall, 
choir room, offices, meeting rooms, library, a chapel and columbarium. 
In 1975 a new steeple was erected along with a modern impressionist 
stained glass window of the Living Christ behind the altar. Though 
modernized, the church has retained its original feel. As one of Ohio's 
oldest churches, Christ Church is on the National Register of Historic 
Places.
  Of note, in its 175 years the parish has been served by only nineteen 
rectors with long pastorates marking their service. Each brought a 
leadership distinct and dynamic. A truly faith-filled parish, the 
members of Christ Church have never locked its doors. Since its 
earliest days, the church is always open for prayer and meditation. The 
church and its members hold true to Christ's message explained in 
Matthew 18:20, ``Where two or three are gathered together in my name, 
there I am in the midst of them.'' Faith and fellowship have guided the 
congregation nearly since our region's founding. We proudly commemorate 
this 175th anniversary while looking forward to Christ Church's future.

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