[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 28, 2022

  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise to today to honor St. John's 
Episcopal Church in Versailles, Kentucky, on their 175th anniversary.
  The church was officially established on June 29, 1847, under the 
leadership of Reverend John N. Norton and Mr. John Amsden. The current 
church building was consecrated on May 28, 1885. In 1930, the parish 
house and the chapel, gifts from Senator Johnson Camden and family, 
were consecrated. The church has been visited by important dignitaries 
including Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England in 1986 and 
President George Herbert Walker Bush, who worshipped unannounced at St. 
John's in 1989.
  As the congregation gathers to celebrate the 175th anniversary, I 
recognize the impact that this congregation has made on the Versailles 
community over the years. The church has reached thousands of people 
with material needs and spiritual sustenance.
  I congratulate the Reverend Dana Lockhart and all the members of St. 
John's Episcopal Church in Versailles on their 175th anniversary and 
wish them many more years of successful ministry, serving God and 
reaching out to the community.

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