[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CENTER UNITED 
                            METHODIST CHURCH

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                         HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 12, 2009

  Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker:
  Whereas, Center United Methodist Church was founded in 1858 with 17 
members convening at the Pleasant Site School in Cambridge, and
  Whereas, originally called the Harmony Methodist Episcopal Church, 
the congregation grew quickly to more then 200 members and in 1869, 
prompting the congregation to build its structure on the site where it 
currently stands, and
  Whereas, the Center United Methodist Church operated continuously for 
150 years under various names, continuously growing and expanding its 
congregation and its building to better accommodate its service to the 
community. The church has been an active community presence, initiating 
and contributing to numerous religious, community, and international; 
now, therefore, be it
  Resolved that along with the residents of the 18th Congressional 
District, I commend the Center United Methodist Church for 150 years of 
dedicated service to the practice of the Christian faith and to the 
good works, both local and international, that have given the 
congregation a wonderful reputation and a sense of pride.

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