[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FELLOWSHIP CHAPEL

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Fellowship 
Chapel on their 50th anniversary. The accomplishments of this long-
standing institution exemplify the importance and strength of 
community, fellowship, and service.
  Founded in 1966 by Reverend James E. Wadsworth Jr. and around one-
hundred founding members, Fellowship Chapel came from humble beginnings 
at a small funeral home. Through tireless service, its membership and 
ministries have continued to grow, making it necessary to repeatedly 
expand. In January of 2002, members and friends of Fellowship Chapel 
fulfilled Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony's vision of a new village with 
the historic groundbreaking for the present church building on West 
Outer Drive. The building was dedicated on June 5th, 2005, as thousands 
marched from the old location to the new, demonstrating the 
significance of Fellowship Chapel within the community.
  Fellowship Chapel has a strong and growing congregation built on a 
foundation of faith and trust which has been built through the years 
under the visionary leadership of Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony. Along with 
faithfully leading his congregation, Reverend Anthony is a powerful 
voice for positive change in Metro Detroit. As the President of the 
Detroit Branch NAACP, Reverend Anthony has led the fight for civil 
rights, good jobs, and safe communities in Detroit. As Reverend Anthony 
has fought hard for social change, Fellowship Chapel has become a place 
where members of the community gather to discuss the important issues 
whether they are on a local, state, or national level, to ensure 
members of the community have a better understanding of what is 
happening and how to engage to make our world a better place. In that 
way, Fellowship Chapel is a powerful symbol for what we believe and 
what we should strive for as a people.
  Fellowship Chapel's leaders and volunteers have continued to 
faithfully provide much-needed services to the local community, 
including full-time outreach ministry programs, computer programming, 
adult education, Narcotics and Alcoholics anonymous, homeless 
assistance, and standardized test-coaching for college-bound students. 
For 50 years, Fellowship Chapel has held itself to the highest 
standards to ensure that local residents would always have somewhere to 
turn during both good times and bad. As a sanctuary of spiritual and 
social progress, it has served as a pillar of the local community for 
half a century, and will continue to do so for many years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today to honor Fellowship 
Chapel on their 50th anniversary and wish them many more years of 
success.

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