[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     HONORING REV. WILLIAM KIRTDOLL

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                         HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 1994

  Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
invite the Members of the House of Representatives to join with me and 
the people of the Upper Ohio Valley in honoring a very special person 
and an important leader in the ministry, the Reverend William Kirtdoll, 
pastor of the First Baptist Church in Mingo Junction, OH.
  Reverend Kirtdoll has done so many truly wonderful things for so many 
people all throughout our region. His commitment to God and to religion 
have been equalled by his devotion to his fellow citizens and to the 
important civic obligations and duties of our communities.
  A friend to all, Reverend Kirtdoll gives unselfishly of himself as he 
ministers to all who ever encounter him, regardless of race and 
regardless of religion. And his devotion to community and to his fellow 
man extends well beyond our region, as was seen in his vigorous efforts 
to organize and motivate a food and clothing drive for the impoverished 
people of the Mississippi Delta.
  But Reverend Kirtdoll has never forgotten his obligations and 
commitments to his local community, and he was an important volunteer 
when the people of Steubenville joined together to initiate the Clean-
up Campaign of the north-end of their town.
  Mr. Speaker, Reverend Kirtdoll has given so much of himself to his 
church and to his congregation, but he has also given so much to 
everyone who has ever had the pleasure and the experience of meeting 
him and knowing him. I would like to take this opportunity to share 
with you and my colleagues the illustrative background of the Reverend 
William Kirtdoll as I join with those who extend a special day of 
appreciation to him on Sunday, April 24, 1994.

                  Profile of Rev. William F. Kirtdoll

       William Franklin Kirtdoll graduated from Highland Park High 
     School and attended Washburn University both in Topeka 
     Kansas. He attended Western Baptist Bible College in Kansas 
     City Missouri and Missouri Valley College in Marshall 
     Missouri.
       During his high school years, he was a member of the track, 
     baseball and football teams. He also played football at 
     Washburn University. His academic concentration in college 
     was History and Political Science.
       He has worked diligently as a pre-school teacher, a high 
     school football and track coach. He served the city of 
     Marshall Missouri, as a police officer and hosted a radio 
     program at Missouri Valley College.
       Rev. Kirtdoll was licensed to preach in 1960 at the St. 
     Luke Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. He has pastored the 
     St. Matthew Baptist Church, the New Arlington United 
     Methodist Church both of Kansas City; Missouri and the North 
     Street United Methodist Church of Marshall, Missouri. He is 
     currently the pastor at the First Baptist Church in Mingo 
     Junction, Ohio, and is the Vice Moderator of the Ohio Valley 
     Union District Association. This is his 34th year in 
     ministry.
       William Kirtdoll is a life member of the NAACP and he 
     serves as the Youth Advisor of the NAACP Youth Council. 
     Speaking throughout the United States about civil rights and 
     other social issues, Rev. Kirtdoll relentlessly strives for 
     the advancement of all people.
       Moreover, Rev. Kirtdoll instituted many social outreach 
     programs while serving as President of the Drug Taskforce of 
     Jefferson County Ohio Project Detour. As Founding President 
     of the Church and Community for Alternatives To Drug and 
     Alcohol Abuse Committee, Rev. Kirtdoll heightened the 
     awareness of drug and and alcohol abuse in the extended Ohio 
     Valley.
       Rev. Kirtdoll has received several church and community 
     awards and acknowledgements. He is a dedicated christian man.
       He is a son of a baptist minister and a christian woman. He 
     is a brother to two sisters and nine brothers. He is a 
     husband to the former Sharon Mae Lewis. He is a father to 
     three daughters Carmen, Ivy Jo and Angela, and a grandfather 
     to one grand-daughter, Whitney. Moreover he is a friend to 
     all who show themselves friendly.

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