[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E285-E286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              A TRIBUTE TO BISHOP VINTON RANDOLPH ANDERSON

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                           HON. WM. LACY CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 3, 2004

  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Honorable 
Bishop Vinton Randolph Anderson. Bishop Anderson's devotion to the 
ministry is exhibited by his history of preaching and lecturing 
internationally, including the Caribbean, Canada, Taiwan, India and 
Australia. In addition to his commitment to ministering, Bishop 
Anderson has been an effective and vocal advocate of civil rights and 
ecumenical issues.
  Bishop Anderson was born in 1947 in Somerset, Bermuda. He graduated 
with honors from Wilberforce University and earned his Master of 
Divinity Degree from Payne Theological Seminary. Later he earned his 
Master of Arts Degree in philosophy from Kansas University. Bishop 
Anderson has also received honorary doctorate degrees from Paul Quinn 
College, Wilberforce University, Payne Theological Seminary, Temple 
Bible College, Morris Brown College, Interdenominational Theological 
Center and Eden Theological Seminary. Bishop Anderson's pastoral 
experience encompasses Kansas and Missouri.
  Bishop Anderson has demonstrated his unwavering dedication to 
community development by creating adult education programs, summer 
youth programs, promoting the first

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black owned supermarket in St. Louis, and developing 162 units of low 
income housing in St. Louis County. Bishop Anderson's extraordinary 
leadership is exemplified through his participation as chairman of 
several boards of directors, membership with many committees and by the 
numerous honors that have been bestowed upon him.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great privilege that I recognize Bishop 
Anderson today before Congress. He is well-deserved of our respect, and 
I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring Bishop Vinton Randolph 
Anderson.

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