[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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                   TRIBUTE TO REV. FERLANDER N. LEWIS

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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, Rev. Ferlander N. Lewis of the New Mount Olive 
Missionary Baptist Church of Harvey, IL. Attached is a proclamation I 
issued Reverend Lewis commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas the Reverend Ferlander N. Lewis is a native of 
     Clarksville, Mississippi, he is a graduate of Alan B. 
     Shepherd High School 1978, where he was an All Area and All 
     State Basketball Player, a graduate of Beloit College, 
     Beloit, Wisconsin, 1982 earning the Bachelor of Arts Degree 
     in economics; and
       Whereas Reverend Lewis is an accomplished musician, he was 
     the musician for the first Black Gospel Choir of Thornridge 
     High School, he has served numerous churches as the Minister 
     of Music for twelve years, teaching music and choir 
     throughout Chicago and the south suburbs, he has recording 
     credits playing for Serenity, a Christian singing group, and 
     the Christian Fellowship Choir, he is an active member of the 
     Progressive National Baptist Convention, preaching, 
     lecturing, and teaching in its National Congress of Christian 
     Education; and
       Whereas Reverend Lewis responded to the Call into the 
     Gospel Ministry, he was Licensed to Preach, August, 1979, 
     Ordained, October, 1981, in True Vine Missionary Baptist 
     Church, Dixmoor, Illinois under the pastoral leadership of 
     The Reverend Steven D. Lewis; and
       Whereas Reverend Lewis was installed as Pastor of the New 
     Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Harvey, Illinois 
     February, 1986, New Mount Olive was the first Senior Citizen 
     Nutritional site in the State of Illinois, established the 
     Christian Help Center, serving the poor with food and 
     clothing care packages for homeless men, and many other 
     programs to help people in need, Reverend Lewis is a family 
     man married to Janice Lewis and they are blessed with three 
     children, he is a shepherd, a community leader, a 
     humanitarian, and a true role model in our community. Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United State wishes to 
     acknowledge the accomplishments of The Reverend Ferlander N. 
     Lewis, and the New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 
     Harvey, Illinois by entering these accomplishments into the 
     Congressional Record and Archives of the One Hundred and 
     Third Congress of the United States of America.

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