[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15359]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF SACRAMENTO CENTRAL SEVENTH-
                          DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 2, 2017

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 130th 
Anniversary of Sacramento Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church. As the 
church community gathers to celebrate this momentous occasion, I ask 
all my colleagues to join me in honoring this well-established 
congregation in Sacramento.
  The Sacramento Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church began as only a 
handful of Sacramento faithful who would meet every week near 14th and 
I Street. The first meeting occurred on November 9th, 1881, and the 
group grew all the way into the twentieth century. The congregation was 
then joined by a pastor and started a series of moves and construction 
projects as the burgeoning community necessitated ever more space for 
worship. This journey culminated in 1973, when the building that serves 
as the Central Church was constructed along the banks of the American 
River.
  The members of the Sacramento Central Adventist Church have worked 
tirelessly to better the world around them, both at their doorstep with 
a host of services to benefit their local community and across the 
globe through mission trips. Their generosity and moral courage have 
won them many adherents in the course of their 130 years in Sacramento, 
and their journey is far from over.
  Mr. Speaker, as the congregation gathers in honor of the 130th 
Anniversary of Sacramento Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church, I ask 
all my colleagues to join me in honoring this staple of the Sacramento 
area and all it has provided to the community.

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