[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 132 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1873]
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                  IN HONOR OF PASTOR FRED L. CROUTHER

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                         HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2000

  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor an 
outstanding citizen in Milwaukee, Reverend Fred L. Crouther. Pastor 
Crouther not only provides spiritual guidance to this congregation at 
New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, he is a source of inspiration 
and courage to our whole community.
  Everyday, Pastor Crouther reaches out to the poor, disadvantaged, 
disabled and downtrodden to not only better their circumstances, but to 
uplift the human spirit. He provides countless hours of counseling and 
support of families and people from all walks of life.
  With his New Covenant Congregation, Pastor Crouther has helped 
provide a hot meal program, a food pantry and a clothing bank, as well 
as an alternative school, scholarships and tutorial programs. He also 
oversees and coordinates the New Covenant Corporation, the New Covenant 
Church Credit Union, the New Covenant Housing Corporation and the New 
Covenant Development Corporation, organizations intended to extend the 
church's reach further into the community.
  Reverend Crouther came to Milwaukee in 1964, and married his wife, 
Mary Louise Minor of Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 11, 1966. He studied 
theology at the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, and 
began his graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
from 1967-1969. He was licensed to preach the gospel on July 5, 1959 
and ordained a minister of the gospel on December 30, 1962. He has two 
children, Tamara and David.
  Pastor Crouther has been an integral part of Milwaukee's spiritual 
life, and I would like to personally thank him for all he has done to 
better our community, our families and our hearts.

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