[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E956]
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  TRIBUTE TO PASTOR ARTHUR JACKSON, III CELEBRATING HIS 15TH PASTORAL 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 24, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to one of Miami's great spiritual leaders, 
Pastor Arthur Jackson, III, of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of 
Carol City, which is located in my Congressional District.
  Pastor Jackson came to his calling through the love and influence of 
both his father, the late Rev. Arthur Jackson, Jr., and his mother, 
Mrs. Arthur Jackson. Spiritually, God has lifted and anointed him to 
preach the gospel to the wounded, lost, and broken. Ask any of Pastor 
Jackson's thousands of congregants what they most like about him, and 
you are likely to hear, ``He is real'' He relates to his flock in an 
honest and genuine way that brings out the best in people. During the 
hurricane season, for example, Pastor Jackson sent his deacons out to 
check on the elderly, to make sure that their houses were properly 
boarded up before the storm and afterwards, to make sure they had food 
and water and any other help they may have needed.
  During Pastor Jackson's tenure at Antioch, the church has gone 
through a complete spiritual, financial, and structural metamorphosis. 
In December of 1996, the Congregation purchased surrounding lots and 
broke ground for a new structure--a $2 million building that was 
consecrated in August 1998. After only seven years, the congregation 
had already paid off their multi-million dollar mortgage.
  A man of character, integrity and wisdom, Pastor Jackson's consistent 
obedience to God has taken the Antioch congregation from the ``Faithful 
Fifty'' members, to a blossoming ministry of nearly 6,000 members. 
Pastor Jackson serves God and his community through the ministries he 
has nurtured. I congratulate Reverend Jackson on his Pastoral 
Anniversary and extend best wishes to him, his wife, Jacquaneise, and 
their daughter, Jaden.

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