[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1146]
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                 TRIBUTE TO THE REV. DR. FRANK REID III

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                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2005

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to the 
outstanding accomplishments of the Rev. Dr. Frank Mason Reid III, 
pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, 
Maryland.
  Dr. Reid is a nationally recognized preacher, teacher and 
motivational speaker who is dedicated to changing lives and rebuilding 
communities. Since becoming spiritual leader of Baltimore's Bethel AME 
Church, membership has swelled to 17,000, making it one of the largest 
AME churches in the Nation. Bethel AME has 36 active ministries that 
give hope and comfort to the people of the Baltimore community, 
including cancer patients, drug addicts, and those who suffer from HIV/
AIDS.
  Dr. Reid's message of hope has reached beyond the Baltimore 
community. He has a weekly local television show on Sunday mornings, 
and he has been broadcast nationally on the Armed Forces Network. Dr. 
Reid also has preached in South Korea and South and East Africa.
  During his college years at Yale University, Dr. Reid answered the 
call to the ministry. After graduating from Yale in 1974 and the 
Harvard Divinity School in 1978, Dr. Reid served congregations in 
Charlotte, North Carolina and Los Angeles, California before being 
called to service at Bethel AME Church in Baltimore, Maryland in the 
late 1980s.
  Dr. Reid has a loving and devoted family. His wife Marlaa Hall Reid 
and three children--Franshon, Faith and Shane--are proud of his work in 
helping others rebuild their lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I call upon my colleagues to join me in applauding the 
accomplishments of Dr. Reid on the eve of his 54th birthday. He has had 
a remarkable career serving the people of Baltimore.

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