[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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            OLIVE CHAPEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kirkwood, Missouri. 
Although the congregation is 145 years old, they will celebrate their 
100th anniversary in their present building on February 26, 27, and 28. 
This is especially significant considering the Olive Chapel A.M.E. 
Church is the second oldest A.M.E. church west of the Mississippi 
River, and the oldest Protestant church in Kirkwood.
  I commend Olive Chapel A.M.E. Church for their perseverance 
throughout the last 100 years and hope they will continue to be a 
positive influence in the Kirkwood community for many years to 
come.

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