[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E677]
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                      HONORING REVEREND ROGER POHL

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                          HON. DEBBIE STABENOW

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2000

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
Reverend Roger Pohl who has been called to become the new director of 
the Ecumenical Center and International Residence (ECIR) at the 
University of Michigan.
  Reverend Pohl currently is senior minister of the Pilgrim 
Congregational United Church of Christ in Lansing, Michigan. He serves 
on the Human Relations Board of the City of Lansing and as chairperson 
of the community's Alliance Against Hate. A 1969 graduate of Yale 
University Divinity School, Reverend Pohl has demonstrated immeasurable 
dedication to both domestic and international cooperation and 
understanding.
  This is a time to both say goodbye to a dear friend on behalf of our 
Lansing church home and community as well as to extend warm heartfelt 
congratulations on his new job. The campus ministry that Reverend Pohl 
will lead has three main objectives: (1) to facilitate global education 
in the hope that peace may prevail; (2) to promote the ethical and 
religious bases for enduring friendships; and (3) to be an 
international community where people of the world may learn to live 
together and care for one another.
  Furthering international understanding, global friendship, and 
interfaith dialogue are areas in which Reverend Pohl indisputably has a 
wealth of knowledge, experience, and longstanding commitment.
  I thank Reverend Pohl for the example he has set for people across 
the globe and wish him continued success as he prepares for this worthy 
journey of multicultural leadership.

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