[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 137 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING PENNGROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 17, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
120 years of service that Penngrove Community Church has provided to 
Penngrove, California and our surrounding community.
  The Penngrove Community Church started in 1897 when the Thompson 
brothers came to hold revival meetings. After conducting church 
meetings in the Eagle School building, a church was eventually built 
half a mile from Penngrove. In 1910, the church was moved closer to 
town and placed on its current site on Oak Street. In 1937, the church 
changed its denominational affiliation to Congregational Church and 
adopted the name it has today. In the 1950s, Penngrove Community Church 
was affiliated with the United Church of Christ and later, became the 
independent community church that it is today.
  Penngrove Community Church has several local missions and remains 
deeply involved in our community. The Redwood Gospel Mission provides 
homeless shelters, facilitates food drives and holds school supply 
drives for children. The Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, which is 
affiliated with the Penngrove Community Church, serves students at 
Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University. The church is 
also affiliated with Mt. Gilead Bible Camp and Conference Center. 
Penngrove Community Church is a member of City Ministries of Petaluma, 
a non-profit informal prayer group.
  Penngrove Community Church is a host for Committee On The 
Shelterless, a nationally recognized program that provides living space 
for homeless families with children and helps them secure housing. The 
church holds an after school bible study at Penngrove School and holds 
an Annual Women's Tea and an Annual Aebleskiver Breakfast. They also 
assist with the Penngrove Social Firemen with an annual gift giving to 
needy families in the community. The church donates to Partners 
International Harvest of Hope, a mission to provide a practical 
solution to poverty in some of the poorest nations in the world.
  Mr. Speaker, Penngrove Community Church is an important pillar in our 
community. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor its 120th 
anniversary here today.