[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 132 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1402-E1403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING 110 YEARS OF WORSHIP AT CALVIN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 30, 2013

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate Calvin United 
Church of Christ in Toledo, Ohio as it celebrates 110 years of worship 
in the historic Birmingham neighborhood of Toledo's East Side. 
Worshipers will come together in a special celebration on Sunday, 
September 29, 2013.
  Toledo's Birmingham neighborhood was established and grew when 
Hungarian workers were relocated from Cleveland to Toledo to work in 
foundries. More and more Hungarian workers came to Toledo and the 
neighborhood

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quickly established itself. In 1891, these immigrants founded the 
Magyar Reformed Church. The building was designed by local architect T. 
W. Matz and was completed in 1901. Echoing features of Hungarian 
village churches, its design is that of Hungarian Neo-Baroque church, 
with a tower, four round arched windows and round-shaped clocks 
pointing to each cardinal direction. The Hungarian coat-of-arms can be 
found on the bottom of each of the stained glass windows. The church 
stands still at its original location at the corner of Bogar and 
Bakewell Streets in Toledo.
  The church was incorporated by the State of Ohio as the Hungarian 
Church of Toledo on June 16, 1903. The name was changed to Calvin 
United Church of Christ in 1962.
  Since its beginning, Calvin United Church of Christ has been an 
anchor of Toledo's East Side and its Birmingham neighborhood. Its 
members are community leaders and the church is a good neighbor. 
Following the Scriptures call in 1 Chronicles 16:9 to ``Sing to Him, 
sing praises to Him; meditate on and talk of all His wondrous works and 
devoutly praise them!'' Calvin United Church of Christ's faithful have 
lived Christ's Word across three centuries and continue a proud 
tradition in its neighborhood. We are pleased to congratulate the 
congregation as it approaches its 110th anniversary, and look forward 
to its efforts in Christ's service for years to come.

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