[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2050]
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              HONORING THE REVEREND DR. MAJOR McGUIRE III

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 22, 1997

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the Reverend Dr. Major McGuire is celebrating 
his 11th anniversary of pastoral ministry at the Emmanuel Baptist 
Church. In that time, he and his wife, the Reverend Darlene Thomas-
McGuire, minister of education and youth, have contributed to its 
growth, brining in 400 members to the Emmanuel family.
  The Reverend McGuire also initiated a number of programs which 
contributed to the growth and development of the church and surrounding 
community in the Bronx.
  Rev. Major McGuire was born in Baltimore. He attended Morgan State 
University and Towson State University in Baltimore. He accepted the 
call to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and was licensed in 1974. 
Three years later he was named Under Shepherd of the Riverview 
Missionary Baptist Church in Coeymans, NY, and in May of that year was 
ordained from the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. He later 
served at the Bethel Baptist Church in Mount Kisko.
  He continued his education, ultimately receiving his masters of 
divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 
1983. He was awarded the Martin Luther King Distinguished Leadership 
Award from the State University of New York and in 1983 was named as an 
Outstanding Young Man of America.
  In 1986, he became pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. He, his 
wife, and their four children have made their church and community a 
landmark to the family and to worship. The Reverend McGuire made his 
church into a dramatic force for good. We salute him and the 
accomplishments of his ministry.

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