[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 2009

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 150th 
anniversary of St. John Lutheran Church in Dieterich, IL.
  On January 1, 1860, 14 men signed the constitution of St. John, a 
document that has continued to govern the church to this day. St. John 
is one of the oldest churches in the Central Illinois District of the 
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
  I would like to congratulate the members of St. John Lutheran Church 
for reaching this milestone and wish them a blessed and joyous 
celebration as they mark 150 years of service to God and their 
community.

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