[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         PASTOR MICHAEL COLEMAN

  (Mr. HULSHOF asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to commend the Reverend 
Michael Coleman, known as Pastor Mike to his parishioners. This morning 
Pastor Mike opened the United States House of Representatives with his 
blessings, and we are thankful that the people of Park Methodist Church 
in Hannibal, Missouri, were nice enough to share him with those of us 
here in Washington. It is wonderful to hear him spreading the good 
news.
  Pastor Mike has a reputation for bringing folks together, not just 
Democrats and Republicans, but communities as well. When he served as 
president of the Ministerial Alliance in Hermann, Missouri, Pastor Mike 
led an evangelistic crusade that united churches and aided folks in the 
recovery of their spirit from the 1993 great flood of the Missouri 
river.
  Pastor Mike was designated the Interfaith Regional Disaster Flood 
Coordinator, and built a team that included churches working along with 
the local rural mental health center in dealing with clean-up efforts, 
with the repair and placement of necessities as well as the emotional 
care of those who were suffering with post-traumatic stress. This was 
accomplished as a variety of churches and workers came to the area from 
all across the country, as they did in many communities.
  I would like to thank, Mr. Speaker, Pastor Mike, his wife, Nancy, his 
daughter, Abi, for taking time out of their busy schedules to visit the 
Nation's Capital. It is a honor to have Pastor Mike bless the floor of 
the U.S. House of Representatives.

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