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RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF FELLOWSHIP FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
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HON. JASON SMITH
of missouri
in the house of representatives
Friday, March 19, 2021
Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church of Park Hills, Missouri on the occasion of their 75th anniversary.
The church was founded in 1946 when a group of about 50 believers gathered to worship at the old Buckley Store building. Roughly three months later Fellowship Church voted to purchase the property at 601 Buckley Street, where the sanctuary stands today. The purchase was made on August 12, 1946, and ground was broken just 14 days later.
In the heart of the mining community, a group of lead miners on strike, volunteered their manpower and resources to build the sanctuary. Only eight months later, the first service was held in the new church on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949.
It has been the mission of Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church to help people find their greatest joy in Jesus by helping them to ``Know God, Grow in Truth, Connect in Community, and Serve Others.''
It is my great pleasure to honor Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church of Park Hills, Missouri on their 75th anniversary today, before the United States House of Representatives.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 52
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