[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E376]
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, March 19, 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. Reverend 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. Reverend 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-fifth 
year of service, I would like to congratulate Reverend Ronald L. Owens 
on this momentous occasion.

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