[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H2313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




WELCOMING THE REVEREND ED SEARS, PASTOR, GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE, WINSTON-
                               SALEM, NC

  (Mr. BURR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURR. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure that I rise today in 
recognition of our guest chaplain, the Reverend Ed Sears of Winston-
Salem, North Carolina. He is a blessing to our community, and it is an 
honor to have him in Washington and in this House today.
  Reverend Sears is the senior pastor at Grace Baptist Temple in 
Winston-Salem. He has been faithfully serving this congregation of over 
1,000 members for the past 22 years. His faithfulness to the ministry 
and gift of leadership extends into his work as a teacher at the 
Piedmont Baptist College and Calvary Baptist College. His service on 
various leadership boards, such as the General Council of Baptist Mid-
Missions and his chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Baptist 
World Missionary Outreach Ministries, is only a partial list of his 
extensive community service.
  Reverend Sears has been happily married for 36 years. He is joined 
today by his wife, Linda, and also by their daughter, Heather.
  I want to thank Reverend Sears for his commitment to his ministry and 
to our community and take this opportunity to welcome him to the United 
States Capitol.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to have Reverend Sears open the House 
of Representatives with prayer this morning.

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