[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E599]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING PLEASANT GREEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 1, 2020

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church (PGBC), located at 505 East 
College Street, shepherded by Reverend Darrel McQuirter, as they 
celebrate 150 years of religious service in the Clinton, MS community.
  On June 28, 1852, the First Baptist Church of Clinton was 
incorporated, ending that first year with fifty-six members, twenty-
eight Whites and twenty-eight Blacks. For the first eight years, the 
congregation worshipped together on the Mississippi College campus in 
Clinton, MS. After the campus chapel was built in 1860, Blacks were 
allowed to worship independently in the chapel basement. Led by 
Mississippi College Professor Reverend T.A. Parrish and college 
president Walter Hillman, in 1867 a Sunday School was formed for the 
Black congregants. Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church was 
established in 1870 under the leadership of Reverend Dunbar, who was 
associated with Mississippi College. The college allowed Pleasant Green 
Missionary Baptist Church (PGBC) to meet on the Robinson's Athletic 
Field until property was purchased and a wood frame structure was 
built, incorporating stained glass windows at what is now 505 East 
College Street. As time progressed, a brick building with modern 
amenities was erected.
  Currently, Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church (PGBC), 
acknowledges the struggles and accomplishments of the spirit-filled and 
faithful people and events of the past that have made a bright future 
for the current members. Now, the church's legacy continues, ever 
growing and building, while striving to keep all plans within God's 
will and reaching out to all people.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Pleasant 
Green Missionary Baptist Church (PGBC), as they celebrate 150 years of 
service.

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