[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S 150TH YEAR OF SERVICE

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                            HON. ANDY LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 19, 2021

  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Grace 
Episcopal Church, which is celebrating its 150th year of service to the 
community of Mount Clemens, Michigan.
  In 1849, Michigan's first Episcopal Bishop, the Right Reverend Samuel 
McCoskry, ordained Reverend Edward Magee in Mount Clemens. At the time, 
in the absence of a permanent house of worship, a small group of 
Episcopalians began meeting for services in the Macomb County 
Courthouse. In 1867, the early congregation obtained land for a church 
building, which was completed in 1871.
  Since 1895, the parish has honorably served the Mount Clemens 
community with outreach programs. Today, Grace Episcopal maintains a 
Women's Prison Ministry, Sunday Soup Kitchen, and Wednesday Community 
Supper. The church also offers shelter to residents in need through 
partnerships with the Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team and 
the Macomb County Warming Center.
  Grace Episcopal Church exemplifies ``Beloved Community'' by welcoming 
and assisting people of all backgrounds. The church website proudly 
states: ``Among us are folks of great heart including the walking 
wounded of every sort: those suffering addiction and homelessness, 
restless children, honored elders, surly teens, seekers, gays and 
lesbians, good Christians, hopeless sinners, dyed-in-the-wool 
traditionalists, & more.''
  I am proud to have the honor of recognizing Grace Episcopal Church 
today and to mark this sesquicentennial event for the congregation. I 
encourage my colleagues to join me in offering congratulations to the 
entire Grace Episcopal community as they celebrate one-hundred-and-
fifty years of ministry and service in Mount Clemens.

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