[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23667]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORMANDY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 150th year of 
existence of the Normandy United Methodist Church of Normandy, 
Tennessee. The congregation will celebrate the church's 150th 
anniversary on Sunday, November 7, 2004, with a special homecoming and 
luncheon.
  Changing its name from the Methodist Episcopal Church South to 
Normandy United Methodist Church in 1968 is only one way the church has 
changed in order to positively serve its members and its surrounding 
community. My parents, Robert and Margaret Gordon, were married at this 
church in 1947, and the church has fostered ongoing relationships with 
several others within the community and its congregation since its 
beginning.
  Normandy United Methodist Church has served the community and its 
congregation for well over a century and a half. Just as the church has 
renovated and expanded its physical structure, so have they also 
renovated people's lives by expanding their ministry throughout the 
neighborhood and around the world.
  Normandy is a better place because of the work of Normandy United 
Methodist Church and its congregation. I am sure the church will 
continue to make a positive difference in the community for the next 
150 years and congratulate the congregation and Reverend De Hennessy 
for all the good they have done.

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