[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MARVIN C. PRYOR

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Pastor Marvin 
C. Pryor, who on Saturday, October 12, 1996 will be consecrated to the 
office of bishop to the episcopacy of the Third Ecclesiastical 
Jurisdiction of Southwest Michigan. Pastor Pryor is a member of the 
Church of God in Christ, Inc. The ceremony will be conducted by Bishop 
Chandler D. Owens, chief apostle of the 4 million member organization.
  Marvin Pryor is pastor of the Victorious Believers Ministries, where 
he has served since 1984. Under Pastor Pryor's strong leadership, 
church membership has grown from 30 to 700 parishioners. Pastor Pryor 
has also been influential in the establishment and operation of the 
church's After School Tutorial Program, Food and Clothing Assistance 
Program, and Prison Ministry.
  Pastor Pryor is no stranger to public service. He worked for the 
Flint School District for nearly 30 years before retiring in 1992 to 
devote his full time to the ministry. He served as an administrator for 
24 years and was Flint Northern High School's Principal for 16 years.
  Marvin Pryor is a Michigan native who has received advanced degrees 
from both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. One 
of Marvin's greatest joys in life is the time he shares with his wife 
and four children and their extended family. Of the numerous awards he 
has received for his community, civic, and religious involvement, he is 
most proud of being named Father of the Year by city of Flint Mayor 
Woodrow Stanley.
  I know that my Senate colleagues join me in honoring Marvin C. Pryor 
on a long life of faithful service to the community, and in 
congratulating him on becoming a bishop in the Church of God in Christ, 
Inc.

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