[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 76 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH

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                          HON. RUBEN GALLEGO--

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 6, 2022

  Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Pilgrim Rest 
Baptist Church, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this month.
  Founded in 1922 by Reverends Jake Howard, R. Thomas, and M. Boyd, 
Pilgrim Rest has been serving the Phoenix community ever since. In 
addition to its well over twenty ministries, Pilgrim Rest offers a wide 
range of human services that assist not only their congregation, but 
any in the community who are in need. These services include family 
support, employment assistance, a monthly food bank, and much more. As 
the church has grown, Pilgrim Rest has expanded its sanctuary, built 
the Word Center to house classrooms and the Family Services Resource 
Center, and opened the Wellness Center to care for the physical body as 
well as the soul.
  Since 2018, Pilgrim Rest has been under the able leadership of Pastor 
Terry E. Mackey, who has continued to develop Pilgrim Rest and the 
community it serves. Pilgrim Rest's mission is to be, ``like a city 
that sits upon a hill; a beacon of hope for all.'' They have been 
spreading that hope for the last 100 years, and I look forward to 
seeing all they will do next.
  I would like to again congratulate Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on 100 
years of faith and service.

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