Sens. Reed, Whitehouse Issue Statements to Honor Bicentennial of Congdon Street Baptist Church
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statements in honor of the bicentennial of the Congdon Street Baptist Church in Providence:
Mr. REED:
"Mr. President, today I join with my colleague Senator Whitehouse, the city of Providence, and the State of Rhode Island in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Congdon Street Baptist Church, Rhode Island's oldest Black congregat . . .
Mr. REED:
"Mr. President, today I join with my colleague Senator Whitehouse, the city of Providence, and the State of Rhode Island in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Congdon Street Baptist Church, Rhode Island's oldest Black congregat . . .