[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate a special Iowa church congregation from Creston, Iowa. St. 
John's United Church of Christ celebrated their 140th anniversary on 
October 6, 2018.
  When the church was established in 1878, sermons were given 
completely in German and church members didn't sing but simply chanted 
their sermons. The church has changed names from St. John's German 
Evangelical Lutheran Church to St. John's Evangelical and Reformed 
Church in 1935 to St. John's United Church of Christ in 1961. Members 
have changed and embraced singing and technology. Sermons are now in 
English, but the church has continued to be a mainstay in Creston.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate the members of St. John's for 
their many years of faithful attendance and service to God. I am proud 
to represent them in the United States Congress. I know that my 
colleagues will join me in congratulating St. John's and wishing them, 
their pastor, Rick Titus, and the community of Creston nothing but joy 
in the years ahead.

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