[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1522-H1523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    JOHN WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CELEBRATES 180TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the John Wesley 
United Methodist Church in Cape May Courthouse in south Jersey on their 
180th anniversary celebration this year.
  John Wesley United Methodist Church is the oldest African American 
church in all of Cape May County. John Wesley founded the church in 
1840 after escaping slavery in North Carolina in 1823.
  The church also is home to a cemetery, where there are veterans from 
the Civil War all the way to the Vietnam war.
  I was proud to attend the celebration event on Saturday, February 29. 
In addition to the celebration, the congregation is planning to hold an 
African

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American cemetery tour in April of this year, which should be extremely 
enlightening and interesting.
  John Wesley's mission statement is that they will promote unity and 
diversity within our church and our community.
  I thank them for their commitment to this community. I thank them and 
congratulate them on 180 years. May God's blessing be upon them.

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