[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WELCOMING THE REVEREND DR. GEORGE DILLARD

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, the pastor today, the Reverend George 
Dillard, is no stranger to the House of Representatives. We have had 
the pleasure of having him open our sessions many times before. He is 
always very direct with his prayer because he is very comfortable with 
his Maker.
  I first met him many years ago when he actually was living in what 
was my district and now is the district of the gentleman from the 12th 
district (Mr. Burns), in Rincon, Georgia. He preached there for about 
8\1/2\ years, and then I guess as I was his representative, he gave up 
on me and moved on to the district of the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. 
Collins) where he really found a frustrating ministry.
  He lives in Peachtree City, Georgia. It is a very wonderful place. I 
guess having preached a little bit to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. 
Burns) and to me and to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins), he 
figured he could take on the whole House. He has done a great job with 
that.
  George's wife Renee and he have three kids: Tiffany, 12; Alexis, 9; 
and a new addition, George Stewart Dillard IV, who is now 3 months old.
  George grew up in Atlanta. He played basketball for Atlantic 
Christian College. He attended Emanuel School of Religion in Johnson 
City, Tennessee, and got a master's and a doctorate degree from 
Evangelical Theological Seminary. He has been preaching full time since 
1980.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in welcoming the Reverend George 
Dillard.

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