[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 52 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S3255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO REVEREND JAMES A. SCOTT

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Rev. 
James A. Scott on the occasion of his retirement as Pastor of the 
Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, NJ.
  For more than three decades, Rev. James A. Scott has devoted his life 
to building a new legacy for the Bethany Baptist Church congregation 
and the Newark community. Since its founding in 1871, Bethany Baptist 
has evolved into an international network. The church's more than 2,000 
members represent 22 different countries, including many in the 
Caribbean and Africa. Under Reverend Scott's leadership, Bethany 
Baptist helped establish a daughter church in Johannesburg, South 
Africa, and renovated a church in Cuba. The church also provides 
scholarship funds for students to attend the Moscow Baptist Seminary, 
and it educates primary students in Kenya.
  Reverend Scott is not just building bridges to the international 
community, he is also playing a major role in the rebirth of Newark and 
surrounding areas. In the Roseville Avenue neighborhood, for example, 
Reverend Scott's church helped build 100 affordable homes. His church 
also helped build a community outreach building in Newark as well as 
the Newark-Bethany Christian Academy Day School.
  These facilities have created a sense of stability and rootedness in 
their respective neighborhoods. Low-income families now have new 
housing options and new reasons to feel proud of where they live.
  Reverend Scott's commitment to Newark is unsurpassed. I hope that 
Bethany Baptist Church will be inspired by his example to achieve even 
higher goals. I salute Reverend Scott on his retirement and wish him 
well.

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