[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E277]
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RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF FELLOWSHIP FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 19, 2021

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church of Park Hills, Missouri on the 
occasion of their 75th anniversary.
  The church was founded in 1946 when a group of about 50 believers 
gathered to worship at the old Buckley Store building. Roughly three 
months later Fellowship Church voted to purchase the property at 601 
Buckley Street, where the sanctuary stands today. The purchase was made 
on August 12, 1946, and ground was broken just 14 days later.
  In the heart of the mining community, a group of lead miners on 
strike, volunteered their manpower and resources to build the 
sanctuary. Only eight months later, the first service was held in the 
new church on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949.
  It has been the mission of Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church to 
help people find their greatest joy in Jesus by helping them to ``Know 
God, Grow in Truth, Connect in Community, and Serve Others.''
  It is my great pleasure to honor Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church 
of Park Hills, Missouri on their 75th anniversary today, before the 
United States House of Representatives.

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