[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
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                     TRIBUTE TO REV. SPENCER JONES

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 1994

  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues the outstanding work done by a great leader in my 
congressional district, the Reverend Spencer Jones of the Southside 
Tabernacle Church. Attached is a proclamation I issued Reverend Jones 
commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas Rev. Spencer Jones was born and raised on a farm in 
     Poplar Bluff, Missouri and felt the call of God on his life 
     when he was three years old and confessed Christ as his 
     personal Saviour at age nine, and in 1966 he was drafted into 
     the United States Army, and was shipped to Viet Nam, and 
     leaving Viet Nam, he enrolled in Central Bible College, and 
     was elected Vice President of the Student Government and a 
     member of Who's Who Among Students and graduated in 1972 with 
     a B.A. in Religion; and
       Whereas in November of 1972, Rev. Jones followed the 
     leading of the Lord to come to Chicago and pastor the 
     Southside Tabernacle Church and during the early ministry 
     would knock on doors and present the plan of salvation to 
     many, and trained and encouraged his congregation to do the 
     same; and
       Whereas the ``Southside Vision'' is to win souls, it is 
     ``Expanded Vision'' is to train young men and women in 
     pastoral care so they can effectively pioneer full gospel 
     churches in every major inner-city in America, and in July of 
     1980, Brother Jones was led by the Lord to organize the first 
     Inner City Workers Conference and Pastors and laymen came 
     from all over America to encourage and motivate one another. 
     They also came together to devise strategies on how to 
     effectively reach inner city dwellers, and under his 
     leadership, 15 churches have been started in various inner 
     city neighborhoods throughout America: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United States wishes to 
     acknowledge the accomplishments of Pastor Spencer Jones.

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