[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    IN HONOR OF REV. ARNOLD McKINNEY

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 30, 1995
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor Rev. Arnold McKinney. Reverend McKinney is the pastor of 
Macedonia Baptist Church in Waycross, GA. He has made many 
contributions not only in his capacity as a Baptist minister, but also 
as a concerned citizen. Reverend McKinney is a teacher, husband, and 
father, and his accomplishments are being honored this Friday by the 
members of his church and community.
  Reverend McKinney received the Benjamin E. Mays Fellowship to attend 
theological training at the Morehouse School of Religion/
Interdenominational Theological Center. Before attending seminary, he 
served for several years as associate dean of students at Middlebury 
College where he received his undergraduate degree.
  Reverend McKinney's commitment goes beyond Waycross, GA. He is an 
active participant across the entire State, and serves on a variety of 
boards and organizations that are aimed at improving the lives of 
children and families. Currently, he serves as vice president of the 
General Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc., the State's largest 
organization of African-Americans who are active in ministerial 
training, community service, christian education, and home and foreign 
missions. He also serves on the boards of the Maternal and Child Health 
Institute, Ware County Health Coalition, and the Southern Governor's 
Ecumenical Council on Infant Mortality. He has served on the Governor's 
Special Council on Family Planning, the Governor's Commission on 
Children and Youth, the Grady Hospital Board of Visitors, and the 
Georgia Welfare Reform Taskforce.
  Reverend McKinney frequently lectures on Christian education and 
holds workshops on church organization and leadership. He is a great 
leader, husband, and father, and I am proud to have such a devoted 
individual living in the First Congressional District of Georgia.


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