[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1516]
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                   TRIBUTE TO REVEREND LEWIS RANDOLPH

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Reverend 
Lewis Randolph who will celebrate 30 years as pastor of the Antioch 
Missionary Baptist Church on October 14th in my hometown of Flint, 
Michigan.
  Reverend Randolph was installed as pastor of Antioch Baptist Church 
in 1976 as the church's fifteenth pastor. He quickly made an imprint 
upon the congregation by a twofold plan of renovating the physical 
structure of the church grounds and by evangelizing in the community.
  Starting in 1979 and continuing over the next 30 years, Pastor 
Randolph renovated the sanctuary, improved the parking lots, added a 
new kitchen, dining facility, and improved the upper level of the 
church.
  As a part of the church's covenant ``to strive for the advancement of 
this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its 
prosperity and spirituality''; Reverend Randolph has organized and 
supported numerous auxiliaries and ministries. These include the Voices 
of Antioch Choir, the Usher Board and a Concerned Committee to help 
persons return to the church. He added a new Easter Sunday worship 
service, supports a ministry in Haiti, teaches a weekly Bible class, 
and distributes Bibles and baskets of food in the community.
  Recognizing the need to encourage young people, he has made sure that 
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church has been well represented in the 
Young Peoples Department of the National Baptist Convention, USA, 
Incorporated over the past several years. Under his tutelage several 
pastors began their ministries with his guidance and direction.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Reverend 
Lewis Randolph. The Flint community is a better place because of his 
leadership.

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