[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH ON THE OCCASION OF 
                         THEIR 85TH ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am pleased to recognize the 
members of the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for 85 years of 
dedication and service to the Detroit community.
  Since 1917, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church has established an 
environment of strength within the parish walls as well as throughout 
the surrounding community. Through commitment to social change, they 
welcomed the nonconformist insights of W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson 
during the Civil Rights Movement and continue to make significant 
contributions to social development through extensive community 
outreach programs.
  The establishment of the Hartford Agape House is one of their current 
initiatives dedicated toward an urban mission that provides needed 
social services to the local community. Widely respected among the 
Michigan faith-based organizations, their exemplary programs take on 
the issues of poverty through hunger initiatives and free clothing; 
medical necessities through a public health consortium, Alcoholics 
Anonymous, and AIDS awareness; as well as educational assistance that 
provides both college preparation and scholarship programs.
  I take great pride in recognizing the efforts of the Hartford 
Memorial Baptist Church throughout their 85-year history in the Detroit 
community. Their ministry attends to the entire person: mind, body and 
soul. I know my Senate colleagues will join me in saluting their 
contributions to society and wish them continued success in the 
future.

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