[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 80 (Thursday, June 16, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H4567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      PAYING TRIBUTE TO CHUCK COLSON, FOUNDER OF PRISON FELLOWSHIP

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
convicted felon.
  Earlier this month, with the revealing of Deep Throat, we were 
reminded of Watergate, a pivotal event in American history that also 
marked a major turning point in the life of then White House hatchet 
man Chuck Colson. Instead of returning to a career in the private 
sector after serving his prison sentence, Colson felt called to return 
to those still behind bars.

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  In 1976 he founded Prison Fellowship, the world's largest prison 
outreach organization.
  In 2002, after nearly 30 years of leading Prison Fellowship, Colson 
named former Virginia Attorney General Mark Earley as the man who would 
take the organization into the next generation. Now, June 16, 2005, 
marks another crowning moment as they dedicate new headquarters in 
Landsdowne, Virginia.
  With over two million Americans behind bars in the United States, 
Prison Fellowship is working to change hearts and help return inmates 
to society as productive citizens.
  Today we may dedicate bricks and mortar, but we are truly giving 
thanks that Prison Fellowship is not just an organization; it is a 
movement of churches and volunteers in all 50 States and now 108 
countries around the world
  Thank you, Chuck Colson, for saving lives by saving souls.

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