[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 84 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1044]
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      DR. DAVID MILLICAN RETIRES FROM SOUTH McCOMB BAPTIST CHURCH

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                            HON. MIKE PARKER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 10, 1996

  Mr. PARKER. Mr. Speaker, today I stand in the Halls of Congress to 
ask you to join me in paying tribute to Dr. David Alan Millican, pastor 
of South McComb Baptist Church, author and hospital chaplain, Dr. 
Millican will be retiring in July after 33 years of service at the 
church.
  Born in 1934 in Hamilton, AL, David Millican entered the ministry at 
the age of 19 and was ordained into the ministry at Shadowlawn Baptist 
Church in Prichard, AL, in 1954. He attended William Carey College in 
Hattiesburg, MS, where he graduated in 1958, and married Marion Doris 
Powe of Waynesboro, MS. He received his masters of divinity degree at 
the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1964 and his doctor of 
ministry in 1983 from Luther Rice Seminary.
  From 1954 to 1963, Dr. Millican served at Myers Memorial Baptist 
Church as missions pastor and Smithtown Baptist Church as pastor, both 
located in Eight Mile, AL, as well as pastoring Pecan Grove Baptist 
Church in Ellisville, MS, and First Baptist Church in Stonewall, MS. He 
became pastor at South McComb Baptist Church in 1963.
  When the Bible speaks of serving others and serving Jesus Christ, it 
is not difficult to think of David Millican. Dr. Millican has an 
extensive record of denominational work, having served on numerous 
committees and boards including the Mississippi Baptist Convention and 
the Board of Ministerial Education. His service is not limited, 
however, to church activities. He has served terms on the advisory 
committees of the McComb City Board and the McComb Public Schools. He 
is a member of the McComb Exchange Club, of which he served a term as 
its president and was chosen to be its Man of the Year. His civic 
activities also have included serving as chairman of the board of the 
Pike County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and as a member of 
the board of directors of the State chapter of the American Cancer 
Society.
  But his first love has always been sharing the gospel of Jesus 
Christ. In McComb alone, Dr. Millican has baptized 591 people. Over the 
42 years he has been a pastor, he has officiated at 1,100 funerals and 
married 452 couples. He has published a book entitled ``Bible Readings 
and a Thought for a Day'' and has written many articles for Southern 
Baptist publications. He also started a hospital visitation ministry 
with between 30 and 40 area volunteers, which he intends to continue 
even in retirement. He has conducted 235 revivals across America in 
addition to evangelistic crusades in the Philippines, Korea, and 
Argentina. Wherever he goes, Dr. Millican's message is the same: ``Win 
people to Christ. That's the only hope.''
  People such as David Millican inspire hope. He has given his life 
toward serving others here and abroad and sharing with them faith and 
friendship. He has invested his life in the people of McComb and has 
shared in their times of sorrow and their times of joy. In July, Dr. 
Millican will retire. Maybe he will write another book or maybe he will 
carry out his joke about watching Mrs. Doris work in the yard while he 
relaxes with a soft drink. But most likely, Dr. Millican will continue 
to preach the word of God, minister to the sick and pray for the men, 
women and children who have become nearly as much a part of his family 
as his own three children.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I ask you to join me in thanking Dr. and 
Mrs. David Millican for sharing their life and faith and in wishing 
them the best in the years to come. Dr. Millican, may God bless your 
life as richly as you have blessed those whom you have served. Thank 
you.

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