[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
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       CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 2016

  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to bring to the House's 
attention the 250th Anniversary of St. Michael's Church, which has 
served as a place of spiritual refuge, communal gathering, and a 
historical landmark for the surrounding community of Tilden Township, 
Pennsylvania.
  Located at 529 St. Michael's Road in Tilden Township, St. Michael's 
Church was originally organized in February 1766, although services 
were still held in houses and barns. It would be another three years 
before the congregation would have a physical building donated by 
Philip Jacob Michael, the namesake of the Church. Michael would leave 
the Church in May 1777 to be a chaplain in the first battalion under 
Col. Michael Lindenmuth--one of the original elders of the Church--
during the Revolutionary War. As the need for a larger meeting space 
grew along with the congregation, a decision was made to move the 
Church to the present-day site in 1810.
  Two centuries later, St. Michael's continues to thrive with a robust 
congregation that carries on a long tradition of engaging with the 
community through ministry, fellowship, and service.
  My heartfelt congratulations are extended to the members of St. 
Michael's Church on this 250th Anniversary. I am confident that I speak 
on behalf of the community when I thank them for their efforts on 
behalf of the people of Tilden Township and Berks County as a whole.
  I ask the House to join me in offering well wishes and 
congratulations to the men and women of Tilden Township's St. Michael's 
Church. May the next 250 years continue to see congregational growth 
and meaningful outreach to the surrounding communities.

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