[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 162 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF THE HOPEWELL COMMUNITY CENTER

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 14, 2016

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize the 100 year celebration of the former Hopewell 
Congregational Methodist Church building. This building will become The 
Hopewell Community Center at McCord's Crossroads at the intersection of 
County Roads 16 and 29 in Cherokee County.
  The church was built in 1916 and served its congregation for over 80 
years before discontinuing services in 2000. The McCord's Crossroads 
Homemakers Club saw the potential for the building and in 2011, the 
church's Conference Board transferred the title of the building to the 
homemakers club. After a generous grant from the Coosa Valley Resource 
Conservation and Development Council, the building was moved from its 
original site to its current site today in 2014.
  After much hard work and restoration from fundraisers and the 
community, the structure shines once again to serve the community for 
another 100 years.
  On November 12, 2016, the community will celebrate the building and 
dedicate it as the new Hopewell Community Center at McCord's 
Crossroads.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the 100 year celebration 
of this building and the future of The Hopewell Community Center.

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