[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 124 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1721-E1722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING REVEREND CRAIG B. GADDY, SR.

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 6, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Reverend Craig B. 
Gaddy, Sr., of the Friendship Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York.
  I honor Reverend Gaddy today in celebration of his first anniversary 
as Pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church. Mr. Speaker, Reverend Gaddy 
is deserving of our praise because he has served as a pillar of our 
community, having devoted his life to serving the needs of others.

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  He is the son of Sister Lucille A. Gaddy, who he describes as ``my 
rock, my sword and shield.'' Reverend Gaddy is also the proud father of 
Nyesha J. Gaddy, and Craig Jr. He is the brother of Eric, James, 
Michael, Debra, David Jr., Tracey, Tyrone, Michelle, Tonya, Pamela and 
Theresa. Mr. Speaker, the entire Gaddy family has been blessed with 
excellence, greatness, the favor of God, love and honor, the law of 
kindness in tongue, morality and character. All of these amazing 
attributes are the result of a God-centered life.
  Under the watchful eye of the late Reverend Dr. D. W. Batts, Reverend 
Gaddy received his license to preach the gospel in 1982 at the Greater 
Free Gift Baptist Church. In 1986 he received his ordination proper by 
Dr. Batts and the Eastern Baptist Association. In 1989 he was assigned 
to the Southern Baptist Church in New York City under the pastorate of 
the Reverend Eugene King, where he served as youth minister. In 1997, 
he was elected Assistant Pastor at the Southern Baptist Church where he 
served faithfully until 1999.
  On June 26, 1999, Reverend Gaddy was called to pastor the Friendship 
Baptist Church. There, he continued in the footsteps of a truly great 
pastor, the late Reverend Dr. U.B. Whitfield. Reverend Gaddy serves 
with the National Baptist Association, the Empire State Association, 
the Eastern Baptist Association, and the NAACP.
  Mr. Speaker, Reverend Craig Gaddy, Sr. is more than worthy of 
receiving this honor, and I hope that all of my colleagues will join me 
today in recognizing this truly remarkable man.

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