[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO BISHOP ODIS A. FLOYD

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 28, 1995

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues in the 
U.S. House of Representatives to join me in paying tribute to Bishop 
Odis A. Floyd of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church on his 26th 
pastoral anniversary.
  During the 26 years of service, Bishop Floyd has presided over a 
growth in membership from 450 to the current membership of 3,000. 
Bishop Floyd, although not born in Flint, came to our community in 
1948. He entered the U.S. Army in 1958. Bishop Floyd has attended 
Monterey College, Pensacola Junior College, Mott Community College, 
Toledo Bible College, and the United Theological Seminary from which he 
received his DD degree in 1990. In 1964 he accepted a call to ministry; 
which all of us in the Flint community are forever grateful for. In 
1965 he began assisting his grandfather, the Rev. L.W. Owens in the 
organization of the New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. Bishop 
Floyd was ordained in 1969, and became pastor later in 1969 when his 
grandfather retired. In 1991 the church's name was changed to the New 
Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church. In 1993 he was consecrated to the 
office of Bishop by Paul S. Morton, Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel 
Baptist Fellowship.
  Our community is truly enriched by the teaching and leadership of the 
Bishop Floyd. Although he has received many recognitions and awards 
over the years, and served the community through membership on many 
boards; it's the missionary work that he carries out on behalf of New 
Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church and in particular his involvement 
at Community Alliance, Resource, Environment [CARE] Drug Rehabilitation 
and Prevention Center that makes him a giant in our community.

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