[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25709]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF DOYLESTOWN

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                         HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 26, 2007

  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the Second Baptist Church, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on its 
one-hundredth anniversary. For 100 years, the Second Baptist Church has 
served, with dedication, the Bucks County community.
  Initially chartered on April 29, 1874, the Second Baptist Church also 
has its roots in the St. Mark C.M.E. Church of Doylestown, 
Pennsylvania. A church that originally consisted of a small 
congregation first expanded and purchased its own building from Abraham 
Geil on October 1, 1887. Then, on September 26, 1907, the St. Mark 
C.M.E. Church changed denominational affiliations and was incorporated 
under the present name of Second Baptist Church of Doylestown. Since 
that day, the Second Baptist Church and its congregation have been 
committed to improving the community.
  Madam Speaker, a strong community can shape the lives of children and 
young adults--something I saw firsthand growing up in a working class 
family in Northeast Philadelphia. The Second Baptist Church provides a 
place for our community to come together and work together, especially 
with the ongoing growth of the congregation.
  Over the last century, the Second Baptist Church has grown in numbers 
and in spirit. They have formed deep connections to our community that 
are significant to so many. The Second Baptist Church has many friends 
and neighbors across our area. When the Second Baptist Church was 
constructing a new building and was in need of a place to worship, the 
Christ Community Church of Plumstead, Pennsylvania opened its doors. 
Their impact on our community is hard to measure but it is all of our 
hope that it will only grow over the next 100 years.
  Madam Speaker, the Second Baptist Church is a model for our community 
and our Nation. Those who worship there today are continuing the legacy 
of their founders a century ago. I join many in Doylestown and across 
the 8th District of Pennsylvania in offering congratulations to the 
Second Baptist Church of Doylestown on its 100-year anniversary.

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