[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 75 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING PASTOR EDWARD L. McCREE, SR.

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2000

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you and my colleagues in the 
U.S. House of Representatives today on behalf of one of Pontiac, 
Michigan's top citizens. From June 11 through June 18, the congregation 
of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac will gather and 
celebrate the work of its Pastor, Edward L. McCree, Sr., and his 27 
years of commitment as Macedonia's spiritual leader.
  After graduating from Ferndale High School in 1960, young Edward 
McCree went on to Detroit Bible College and the University of Detroit. 
He then uprooted his family to Tennessee, where he attended the 
American Baptist College. Edward achieved what he considered his 
mission to possess a thorough education, and graduated from American 
Baptist College in 1973. Edward was soon ordained at Cedar Grove 
Missionary Baptist Church in Mount Juliet, TN.
  Edward returned his family to Michigan that same year, as he was 
chosen as Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, where he has remained 
ever since. During these years, Pastor McCree has reached out to spread 
the Lord's word to thousands of people. In 1990, he preached in the 
National Baptist Congress of Christian Education to more than 40,000 
people. He also organized a television outreach ministry which also 
allowed him to reach a wide audience. As Pastor of Macedonia, Pastor 
McCree has worked selflessly and tirelessly to help his congregation 
grow physically, emotionally, and spiritually. He is a counselor and 
confidant to the entire Macedonia family. He is a constant source of 
guidance to civic and community leaders, and people of all races, 
denominations, and walks of life. Pastor McCree has improved his 
church's technological equipment as well as the building itself, and 
organized the creation of a day care center and emergency food kitchen.
  Pastor McCree is known not only throughout the Pontiac community, but 
throughout the country as a dynamic preacher, leader, lecturer, and 
community activist. He has served as State Coordinator and 
Administrative 1st Vice President of the Wolverine State convention, 
chairman of the American Baptist College Michigan Alumni Chapter, and 
has been recognized by ``Who's Who in Black America.''
  Pastor McCree's influence is strongly felt in the local community as 
well. He has worked with the Pontiac Area Urban League, the Mayor's 
Advisory Committee, the Greater Pontiac Missionary Baptist District 
Association, and the OIC board of Oakland County.
  Mr. Speaker, our community would not be the same without the presence 
and influence of Pastor Edward L. McCree, Sr. I know that I am a better 
person and a better Member of Congress because of his commitment to the 
Lord's work. And I know that our community is a better place in which 
to live because of Pastor McCree's spiritual mission. I am pleased to 
ask my colleagues in the 106th Congress to join in congratulating his 
27 years of pastoral service.

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