[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COLEMAN BAPTIST CHURCH 130TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. VICKY HARTZLER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mrs. HARTZLER. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Coleman 
Baptist Church on celebrating its 130th anniversary on the 28th of 
July. Since 1887, the church has been a staple of the northern portion 
of Peculiar Township just south of Kansas City, Missouri.
  The church was originally established by the daughter of Senator 
Robert Goodwin Coleman Jr. when she recognized the need for a community 
church. With help from her father, the family raised the $1,450 needed 
to build the church. Since then, the church has endured through trials 
and tribulations, including having to shut down in 1926 due to a 
decline in members. But the church didn't quit, and eventually reopened 
its doors in 1940 and has remained opened ever since.
  Throughout the years the Coleman Baptist Church has served as a 
beacon of hope and perseverance in the Peculiar region. It has touched 
the lives of so many in the community and I am proud to have this house 
of worship in my congressional district. Once again, congratulations to 
the Coleman Baptist Church on its 130Th anniversary. May God continue 
to bless you now and into the future.

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