[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1216]
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                    HONORING ELDER C. NATHAN EDWERS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 1998

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the strength of a community is oftentimes 
measured best by the caliber of those religious leaders who not only 
mediate the prayers of their flocks, but also are a part of the day-to-
day life of their communities.
  I rise in praise of one of those leaders, Elder C. Nathan Edwers, 
pastor of the Mount Vernon Friendship Unified Free Will Baptist Church. 
Elder Edwers is celebrating his ninth anniversary at the Friendship 
Church, where he was named pastor in 1989, coming from the Calvary 
U.F.W. Church in Brooklyn. He follows in the footsteps of his father, 
Bishop Collie Edwers, who has served his calling for 40 years.
  Elder Edwers serves his community in many capacities; as police 
chaplain, as a District Leader of the Democratic City Committee, as a 
member of the Mount Vernon Planning Board and in the Kiwanis Club. He 
is the General Treasurer of the Unified Free Will Baptist Churches 
Denomination, President of the General Sunday School Convention and 
Administrative Assistant of the Mid-Atlantic Annual Conference. He 
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Nyack College and his 
Masters Degree from the Alliance Theology Seminary.
  Elder Edwers is married and he and his wife Denise have two children, 
Sherri Denise, 9, and Eric Nathan, 8.
  Elder Edwers is leading his congregation in a $1.3 million drive to 
build a new church for his congregation.
  I join the community in saluting him for the leadership he has given 
his congregation.

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