[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               INTRODUCTION OF DR. JOHN WRIGHT COKER, JR.

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I am very honored today to introduce to 
you the gentleman who just gave our opening prayer, our guest pastor, 
John Wright Coker, Jr., from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
  Jay, as he is known to all of us as his friends, is a native of 
Leland, North Carolina, in southeastern North Carolina, which I have 
the great opportunity to represent.
  His commitment to spreading the word of God both here in the United 
States and abroad is unparalleled. Currently serving in his 12th year 
as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, Jay has also 
led churches in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
  Active in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Dr. Coker serves on the 
Presbytery Council, the Committee on Budget and Finance, and the 
Outreach Foundation. In addition, he has traveled the world with 
passion and purpose to spread God's word. From Mexico to the Middle 
East to Cuba, he has worked to build brighter and stronger communities 
while opening hearts and minds to the power and promise of God's 
unconditional love.
  Mr. Speaker, Jay is blessed with a strong family, who are here with 
him today, including his wife, Sharon, and children John, Joseph, and 
Margaret Ann, and other friends and his mother.
  Our State of North Carolina and Nation are blessed to have him as an 
ambassador of the Holy Scriptures and an ambassador of the promise we 
have for tomorrow.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and may God's blessings be upon Dr. Coker and 
his family and, indeed, upon our Nation.

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