[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO ALPHA & OMEGA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 24, 2007

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Alpha & Omega 
Christian Fellowship in Collinsville, Illinois. The church will 
celebrate their 25th anniversary with a special service on January 28, 
2007.
  The church was founded in January 1982 and Gary Anderson served as 
pastor. The first services were held in the State Park Community House. 
Later, that same year, the church purchased the former State Park 
School and has transformed it into a beautiful house of worship. In 
1984 Ron Habermehl became the pastor of the congregation with his wife, 
Debi, as co-pastor and they still minister to the congregation today.
  The congregation of Alpha & Omega Christian Fellowship lives out the 
words of Isaiah 58:12, ``Those from among you Shall build the old waste 
places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you 
shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to 
Dwell In.'' (NKJV) Their food pantry which serves their community, as 
well as their focus on bringing up the next generation, fulfills the 
mission of these words.
  I am pleased to congratulate Alpha & Omega Christian Fellowship on 25 
years of service to the Lord. My prayers will be with them during this 
special time. May God bless Alpha & Omega Christian Fellowship.

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