[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING REVEREND DR. CARL F. SCHULTZ, JR.

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the 
Reverend Dr. Carl F. Schultz, Jr., Senior Pastor of the First Church of 
Christ, Congregational, in Glastonbury, CT. Dr. Schultz will be 
retiring on June 9, 2002, after 43 years of ministry, 34 of which have 
been with First Church of Christ.
  This is a significant milestone for Dr. Schultz and his congregation, 
for he has been the longest serving pastor in the more than 300-year 
history of First Church of Christ in Glastonbury. Since 1968 when Dr. 
Schultz joined this congregation, the church has greatly expanded it 
facilities, programs, and outreach. Under his leadership, First Church 
of Christ has expanded its sanctuary, classroom and office space and 
raised more than a million dollars for building improvements, a new 
pipe organ, and television production facilities which have allowed the 
church to broadcast its services.
  Dr. Schultz has been very active in the Glastonbury community through 
his service with the Glastonbury Pastoral Counseling Center, the 
Glastonbury Conference of Churches, the Glastonbury Clergy Association, 
and as Chaplin to the Police and Fire Departments. He has also served 
in several capacities with the Connecticut Conference of the United 
Church of Christ, lending his knowledge and expertise to the growth of 
the church throughout the State.
  On the national level, Dr. Schultz has been a delegate to the General 
Synod of the United Church of Christ on several occasions, and last, 
but certainly not least, in 1994 and 1999, at my invitation, he served 
as Chaplain for a day here in the U.S. Senate, offering a prayer to 
start our day as we serve here in the Nation's Capitol.
  For his devoted service to the members of his congregation, the First 
Church of Christ, Congregational, and for the many contributions he has 
made to the citizens of our state, the people of Connecticut thank Dr. 
Schultz and wish him well in his retirement. On a personal level, I 
consider Dr. Schultz and his dear wife, Della, to be my friends, and I 
pray that his retirement may be a time of rebirth and new life for them 
both. May God bless him and his family in the years to come.

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