[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1243-E1244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING GAYLES MEMORIAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 2015

  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 65th 
Anniversary of Gayles Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Aurora, 
Illinois.
  Since 1950, the members of Gayles Memorial Missionary Baptist Church 
have committed

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themselves to serving the west side of Aurora. From humble beginnings, 
the church has grown into a local institution with over 250 members, 
nine deacons, 10 associate ministers, and almost 30 ministries offering 
services including the children's choir, Sunday school classes, and 
youth bible study. Members are also dedicated to service outside of the 
church, volunteering at local charities, providing transitional 
counseling for incarcerated men and women, raising money for 
scholarship programs to help area youth, and answering many more calls 
for assistance from Aurorans.
  I would like to thank the Reverend George Marshall and the 
congregation of Gayles Memorial Missionary Baptist Church for their 
continuing stewardship of our community.

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