[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   BETHEL MURDOCH CHURCH BICENTENNIAL

  Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I wish to recognize the Bethel Murdoch 
Presbyterian Church as it celebrates its 200th anniversary. The Bethel 
Murdoch Presbyterian Church was founded in Warren County, OH, by a 
small group of faithful and passionate Christians.
  In 1814, the Bethel Murdoch Presbyterian Church began when 12 pioneer 
settlers to Warren County first met in a maple grove to worship. The 
location of their first meeting spot is the site of the Murdoch 
Cemetery, where many of the early members are buried. The 
congregation's current home is a 140-year-old church building that was 
built with the financial assistance of James Murdoch, a well-known 
Shakespearean actor at the time.
  On September 14, 2014, the church will be holding a Service of 
Celebration, during which this small but strong congregation will 
celebrate the anniversary of the church and all the good that it has 
brought to the community.
  I would like to personally extend my congratulations to the Bethel 
Murdoch Presbyterian Church on 200 years of faith, service and worship.

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