[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 64 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION CHURCH

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 15, 2024

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Community 
Transformation Church on its centennial, which fell on April 14, 2024. 
Community Transformation Church is based in Houston, Texas, and has 
eight satellite campuses located across Texas and Arkansas.
  The Community Transformation Church that exists today started with 
two different churches: Magnolia Park Assembly of God and Oaklawn 
Assembly of God. Magnolia Park Assembly of God was founded around 1924 
by Rev. Jimmy McClellan. Two years later, in 1926, Rev. E.M. Yeats 
became the pastor and served until his retirement in 1976.
  In addition to Magnolia Park, Rev. McClellan also organized the 
Oaklawn Assembly of God. During the years leading up to the 1976 
merger, Revs. Worth Williams, Hardie Weathers, Cleddy Keith, and O.C. 
Bates all served as church pastors of Oaklawn.
  After the two churches came together, they took on the name Christian 
Temple Assembly of God and met at the old Magnolia Park location. 
Thanks to the significant growth, a 10-acre plot was eventually 
purchased on Almeda Genoa Road, and the church began a million-dollar 
building campaign for a new sanctuary that opened on Easter Sunday 
1983. Rev. Bates was the first pastor of Christian Temple, where he 
served for 25 years.
  In June 2023, the church once again took on a new name: the Community 
Transformation Church. Pastors Don and Susan Nordin have led the church 
since November 4, 2001. Throughout the last 23 years, Community 
Transformation Church has started five campuses that were gifted away, 
given millions of dollars to mission efforts across the world, and much 
more to show the love of Christ across the region they serve. Community 
Transformation Church has also started eight residential drug and 
alcohol treatment centers and created a 38-acre ranch for rescued girls 
who have been trafficked.
  Over the past century, it is evident the Lord has used this historic 
church to demonstrate the love, kindness, and generosity of Jesus 
Christ in the surrounding community and worldwide. May God continue to 
bless Community Transformation Church and its members for many years to 
come.

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