[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE MACEDONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2016

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a very special church in the 
Central Kentucky Area. Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, located in 
Keene, Kentucky, was organized in February of 1867. This year they will 
celebrate their sesquicentennial with one hundred and fifty years of 
ministry.
  The original members of this church first worshipped as a part of a 
white congregation at Mount Pleasant Church. As they desired to form a 
church of their own, a committee of black members was formed. The 
church held its first services in a one room log cabin which also 
served as a school. The present building was constructed in 1874.
  Over the last one hundred and fifty years, the church has grown 
physically with additions and upgrades of the buildings. Macedonia 
Missionary Baptist Church has been pastored by many fine ministers, 
starting with Rev. Peter Johnson in 1867 and leading to today's pastor, 
Rev. Reginald C. Davis. Many lives have been changed by the ministry of 
the pastors and the members of this church.
  Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church has been called one of the best 
rural churches in Kentucky. As they celebrate this historic one hundred 
and fifty year anniversary, they continue their ministry to worship and 
serve God through Jesus Christ. I am proud to have visited the church 
and I am honored to recognize the historic Macedonia Missionary Baptist 
Church before the United States House of Representatives.

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