[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  COMMEMORATING 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

  (Mr. MENEFEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MENEFEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commemorate the 
160th Anniversary of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.
  Mr. Speaker, 160 years ago, formerly enslaved persons got together 
along Buffalo Bayou with nothing but faith and freedom. There, they 
built a church with their own hands, their own bricks, and their own 
will. That church is Antioch, which has served Fourth Ward, downtown 
Houston, Texas.
  Antioch has been a hub of activism since Reconstruction. It had its 
doors open during the civil rights movement, where people needed 
organizing and courage. Under Pastor Lou McElroy and First Lady 
McElroy, that mission continues today.
  Isaiah 43 tells us not to dwell on the former things. Antioch's 
impact is not just the past. It is present. The congregation is still 
educating, organizing, impacting, and showing up for Houston each and 
every day.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Antioch 
Missionary Baptist Church on 160 years of excellence and service to 
Houston, Texas, and to this Nation.

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