The Old Scotland Church of Christ

THE OLD SCOTLAND CHURCH OF CHRIST -- HON. SAM GRAVES (Extensions of Remarks - September 12, 2006)

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

* Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize the Old Scotland Church of Christ near Jameson, Missouri. This church will be celebrating their sesquicentennial anniversary of service to the community on August 26th and 27th. Over these past 150 years, this church has been there to meet all the needs of its congregation.

* As a staple of the community for all these years, the church has gone through growth and expansion with the Jameson community it serves. From humble beginnings, this church has been a stabilizing force for this community. Constructed on the corner of a three family plot, this congregation has been built on the involvement of the members.

* The Old Scotland Church of Christ carries on the tradition of letting people interact with the other members of their congregation, Even as the growth of the congregation made their facilities seem small, people would still flow out into the adjacent cemetery, and the little children huddled around the speaker's podium just to attend and worship together.

* Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing the Old Scotland Church of Christ. The services that they have provided over these 150 years have been fundamental to the growth of this community. Let us use the Old Scotland Church of Christ as an example the power of people caring and helping one another can have.

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