[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST 
                  CHURCH SANCTUARY OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 19, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask the attention 
of the House today to pay recognition to the First United Methodist 
Church of Roanoke, Alabama, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary 
of their sanctuary on October 1, 2006.
  In 1836, the Randolph Mission was created and serves today as the 
earliest recording of a place for Methodists to worship in Roanoke. In 
1870, the church joined the newly organized North Alabama Conference. 
The First United Methodist Church of Roanoke continues to be a part of 
the conference today.
  From 1906 to 1908, George Stoves served as pastor of the First United 
Methodist Church of Roanoke during a rapid period of growth in the town 
and during construction of their present church. Stoves is recognized 
for designing the beautiful building.
  The celebration will include opening the corner stone, memorializing 
a newly renovated kitchen, and paying off the mortgage of their family 
life center.
  I salute the members of the First United Methodist Church of Roanoke, 
Alabama, for reaching this important milestone in the history of 
Roanoke, and congratulate the church family on their sanctuary's 100th 
anniversary.

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