[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H8547-H8548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 WELCOMING DR. JAY DENNIS, SENIOR PASTOR, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT THE 
                        MALL, LAKELAND, FLORIDA

  (Mr. PUTNAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Speaker, today's Guest Chaplain, Dr. Jay Dennis, is a 
constituent of mine serving the First Baptist Church at the Mall in 
Lakeland, Florida. I would like to take a moment to speak of his 
ministry, not only in central Florida, but around this Nation as well.
  Throughout his tenure as pastor, Dr. Dennis' congregation has 
experienced extraordinary spiritual and physical growth, and has been 
identified by the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as being among 
the top 4 percent of growing churches in America today. He is a gifted 
lecturer and author and broadcasts a daily radio and a weekly 
television show. Dr. Dennis is immediate past President of the Florida 
Baptist Convention.
  But Dr. Dennis is in Washington on another matter today. In 
furtherance of their mission and ministry, Dr. Dennis and members of 
his congregation will be distributing a leather-bound study Bible to 
every Member of Congress, the Supreme Court and the administration.
  We often speak in this Chamber about the dedication of individuals to 
their community and to their country. Dr. Dennis is making a difference 
in the lives of the people of central Florida and in so doing serves as 
an example for all of us to follow. I would like to take this moment to 
commend and thank Dr. Dennis on behalf of Congress for his ministry and 
commitment to the United States of America.N O T I C E

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  May God continue to bless and guide these United States, Mr. Speaker.

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