[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HOLY CATHEDRAL MINISTERS CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF PASTORAL LEADERSHIP

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 2002

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, September 9th, 2002 members of 
the Holy Cathedral Church of God in Christ (COGIC) congregation and the 
Milwaukee community will join together to celebrate Pastor and Lady C. 
H. McClelland's 20 years of ministry and community service.
  Dr. Charles H. McClelland was appointed pastor of Holy Cathedral in 
September 1982. In July 1989, with his wife Prentiss and a congregation 
of less than 300 members, Pastor McClelland led his flock from the 
former Eagle Eye COGIC congregation into its present location on North 
40th Street in Milwaukee. Since then membership has continued to thrive 
and now numbers over 1,200 strong.
  The mission of Holy Cathedral is to ``reap the harvest of souls by 
preaching of the gospel as well as the provision of an array of 
services that are Christ centered through the Word of Hope 
Ministries.'' The Word of Hope Ministries, founded by Pastor 
McClelland, includes a Family Resource Center, Health and Social 
Service programs, an Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse (ATODA) 
Support Group, Job Placement and Training, and a training lab in the 
Family Technology Center.
  The wide range of ministries offered through Word of Hope, directly 
address the needs of the surrounding community. The Men's Ministry 
focuses on spiritual development for all men, with special focus on the 
challenges facing young black males in the city of Milwaukee. There is 
also a Women's Ministry, designed to address the physical, moral and 
spiritual development of lay women. Members of the congregation also 
reach out to prison inmates, nursing home residents and poor through 
the Urban Ministry.
  So it is with great pride that I congratulate Dr. and Lady C.H. 
McClelland on a lifetime of service to God, and on 20 years of service, 
not only to the congregation of Holy Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 
but also to the surrounding Milwaukee community.




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