[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 200th 
Anniversary of Mount Olive Baptist Church. This church is the oldest in 
the Stafford, Virginia area and has uplifted the community through 
countless hardships and celebrated through countless joys.
  The Mount Olive Baptist Church was established on May 16, 1818, as a 
rudimentary wood structure under the guidance of Reverend Horace 
Crutcher. The church began to grow immediately, and established a 
school in the aftermath of the Civil War.
  The church has since launched outreach programs in Zambia, Ghana, and 
New Zealand, providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to the 
needy. They also provide bible studies, musical ministries, and youth 
programs for the Stafford community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me as we recognize 
the immeasurable good that the Mount Olive Baptist church has done for 
those in the Stafford community over the last 200 years.

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