[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 24]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 32641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Shiloh Missionary 
Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, Illinois for reaching the centennial 
milestone.
  Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church opened in 1909 on Vaught Avenue in 
Mount Vernon and held services at the location throughout 1960's. After 
being sold, the congregation was unable to find a new location. Being 
unwilling to dissolve their tight-knit congregation, the Shiloh 
Missionary Baptist family held services at a member's home for years 
before acquiring property on Conger Avenue in Mount Vernon.
  In spite of adversity, including a disastrous fire in 1999, Shiloh 
Missionary Baptist Church has held true to its mission in the community 
and has become a part of Mount Vernon. Its congregation continues its 
outreach ministry to troubled youths and many others in the community.
  I want to join with the members of this House in congratulating 
Reverend Lawrence James and the men and women of Shiloh Missionary 
Baptist Church on celebrating one hundred years of good works, to thank 
them for all they do for our community and to wish them another hundred 
years of success.

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