[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 126 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
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                    CONGRATULATIONS PASTOR JIM HENRY

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                           HON. BILL McCOLLUM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 1994

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, we are pleased to welcome to Washington the 
Reverend Jim Henry, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orlando and the 
newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
  Selected this June to lead the Nation's largest Protestant 
denomination, Pastor Henry faces many challenges for which he is well-
prepared and well-respected. Indeed, though considered a theological 
conservative, Pastor Henry was chosen because of his ability to reach 
out to moderates and seek reconciliation.
  Pastor Henry grew up in Nashville, graduated from Georgetown College, 
KY, and attended the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he 
earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in divinity.
  Ordained as a minister in 1960, he began his ministry at Mount Pisgah 
Baptist Church in Melvin, AL. He then moved to Hollywood Baptist Church 
in Sledge, MS, and then to Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville. 
Since 1977, he has been minister of the First Baptist Church of 
Orlando.
  Pastor Henry has served his church in a variety of important 
positions. He was president of the Nashville and the Florida Baptist 
Pastor's Conference, trustee for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, and 
for several Baptist colleges, and was an active member of several 
Southern Baptist Convention committees.
  Pastor Henry has preached and taught throughout the Nation and has 
written extensively, particularly on issues affecting both family and 
youth. He has also been involved in many civic activities in Nashville 
and Orlando, with a special emphasis again on helping our youth. He is 
currently a member of the Central Florida Right to Life Executive 
Committee and the Orlando Crime Prevention Commission.
  Pastor Henry is accompanied to Washington by his wife, Jeanette, his 
mother, Kathryn, his daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and Danny DeArmas, 
and family friends, Roxie Mathison and Derrick and Jennifer 
Huckleberry.
  We wholeheartedly welcome Pastor Henry and his family to Washington 
and wish him godspeed as he assumes his responsibilities leading the 
Southern Baptist Convention.

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