Authentic History of America in the Capitol!

In first week of Dec in 1800, they had their first meeting in the Capitol after moving their meeting from Philadelphia, and from New York before that. On Dec 4th, the congress decided that the Capitol building would serve as a church building by voting! So this building became the first building to hold the first mega church in the United States in 1800! The House of Representative is designed to hold around 435 people, but there are around 2000 people crammed into this building every week for church! A lot of preachers from all around the country preached there. And first time a woman, Dorothy Ripley, preached there is on 1806! And even the guy named Gallaudet who founded the first and only university for the deaf in District of Columbia preached there! Even had Henry H. Garnet preached there as the first African American in 1865! It stopped in around the late in 19th century for no recorded reason... it simply faded out... US Capitol wasn't only used as a church for their people, but other three churches also use this building as well while they are building up their own churches... so there were a lot of church services going on the same day! Never had seen such an unity as this in the modern church, someday we will! I had seen this type of unity in Alpha conference as all denomination comes together! And in non-denomination or inter-denomination churches as well!

Also there is one room in Capitol that's set aside specificaly for prayer and worship and reading Bible. There is one stain glass window with George Washington kneeling in prayer in that room with 50 states around him and it got Psalm 16:1, "Perserve me O God for in Thee do I put my trust". It is a small prayer room... and the congressmen used to cram in there before they began to vote. Sixty congressmen would get in there and ask God to guide them to vote what He wants them to vote! I feel like it is similar to what IHOP (International House of Prayer) is doing, praying and/or fasting for the full 24/7! You can check it out at ihop.org.

John Quincy Adams make it his practice to read the entire Bible each year! He stayed in Capitol within the different roles/jobs for 50 years of public service and died in the office on Feb 23, 1848! How a devout Christian was he?! John Quincy Adams wrote 9 lengthy letter to his son to instruct him how to get most from reading God's Word. There's book titled, "The Bible Lessons of John Quincy Adams for His Son"... I hope I will be able to find and read this book before NYE! Before I commit myself to reading the entire Bible once in 2010! You can join us, National Community Church, too!

Even more! John Quincy Adams mentored a kid under his wings... and taught him about antislavery as he struggles to make it a success during his years. This kid later grew up to be elected as a President of United States... and he was Abraham Lincoln! So he ended up putting the same plan to end the slavery, as John Quincy Adams had planned, into the office!

Talks about the "Next Generation"!!! You can be part of this by following John Quincy Adams and other Founding Fathers' example, but utmost follow Jesus' example! Read through the entire Bible once a year, join us in prayer and fasting, and take action to stand up for those people in need! Ta-Da!

Note: All of those facts from wallbuilders DVD and online at wallbuilders.com

-Kari =)