[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO REVEREND RONALD L. OWENS

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 26, 2002

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to Reverend Ronald L. Owens residing in the Sixth District 
of New Jersey. He is celebrating his 25th year in the ministry.
  Reverend Owens is currently the Senior Pastor of the New Hope Baptist 
Church of Metuchen, New Jersey. On Friday, April 12, 2002, his church 
will recognize his illustrious career and dedication to Metuchen and 
surrounding communities.
  Rev. Owens graduated from Northeastern Bible College in Essex Falls. 
He also has earned a degree from the Virginia Union University in 
Richmond, Virginia. Presently, he is a candidate for the Doctorate in 
Ministry from Andersonville Baptist Seminary in Camille, Georgia.
  At the New Hope Baptist Church he has the unique honor of pastoring 
the church he attended in his youth. The church has grown to more than 
five hundred active members, with more than thirty active ministries 
serving the community.
  Rev. Owens has a noteworthy career. It includes serving as a member 
of the Board of Supervisors for Field Ministry at Princeton Theological 
Seminary and the Ad-Hoc Committee for Minority Recruitment for Robert 
Woods Medical School at Rutgers University. Additionally, he has acted 
as the president of the Metuchen/Edison Clergy Association and former 
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party of Middlesex County in the State 
of New Jersey. Lastly, he was President and CEO of the House of Hope 
Community Development Corporation of New Jersey.
  Outside of his career, he spends time with his adoring wife of 
thirty-years, Cheryl Owens, and his two daughters, Tracey and Kimberly. 
He also enjoys spending time with his four grandsons, Adam II, Joshua, 
Blair, Jr. and Brandon.
  Through his ministry he spreads the word of God and provides 
spiritual leadership. Now entering his twenty fifty year of service, I 
would like to congratulate Reverend Ronald L. Owens on this momentous 
occasion.

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