[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 102 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO BISHOP VICTOR T. CURRY: CELEBRATING HIS 15TH PASTOR 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to one of Miami's great spiritual and and 
community leaders, Bishop Victor T. Curry.
  I am joined in honoring Bishop Curry by my colleagues: James R. 
Langevin of Rhode Island, Ed Case of Hawaii, Debbie Wasserman Schultz 
of Florida, Diane E. Watson of California, William Lacy Clay of 
Missouri, Artur Davis of Alabama, Tim Ryan of Ohio, John Barrow of 
Georgia, Adam Smith of Washington, Mike Thompson of California, Fortney 
H. ``Pete'' Stark of California, Joseph Crowley of New York, Mike Ross 
of Arkansas, Stephen F. Lynch of Massachusetts, Charles Gonzalez of New 
York, Stephanie Herseth of South Dakota, John Lewis of Georgia, Charlie 
Melancon of Louisiana, Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Lincoln 
Davis of Tennessee, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, David Scott of 
Georgia, Frank Pallone, Jr. of New Jersey, Albert R. Wynn of Maryland, 
Shelley Berkley of Nevada, Linda T. Sanchez of California, Stephanie 
Tubbs Jones of Ohio, Rush Holt of New Jersey, David Wu of Oregon, Betty 
McCollum of Minnesota, Tim Bishop of New York, Bobby Scott of Virginia, 
Jim Matheson of Utah, Dave Reichert of Washington, John S. Tanner of 
Tennessee, F. Allen Boyd, Jr. of Florida, Loretta Sanchez of 
California, Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, John M. Spratt of South Carolina, 
Henry Cuellar of Texas, Harold Ford, Jr. of Tennessee, Chaka Fattah of 
Pennsylvania, Gwen S. Moore of Wisconsin, Leonard L. Boswell of Iowa, 
Raul M. Grijalva of Arizona, Donna M. Christensen of the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Al Green of Texas, Michael 
Capuano of Massachusetts, John T. Salazar of Colorado, Bob Etheridge of 
North Carolina, Julia Carson of Indiana, Jim Cooper of Tennessee, 
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick of Michigan, C.A. ``Dutch'' Ruppersberger of 
Maryland, Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, Gregory W. Meeks of New York, 
Michael M. Honda of California, Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio, Dale E. 
Kildee of Michigan, William J. Jefferson of Louisiana, James Clyburn of 
South Carolina, Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, Ike 
Skelton of Missouri, Jose Serrano of New York, Edolphus Towns of New 
York, Elijah Cummings of Maryland, Melvin L. Watt of North Carolina, 
Barney Frank of Massachusetts, Chet Edwards of Texas, Sander M. Levin 
of Michigan, Marion Berry of Arkansas, Nick J. Rahall of West Virginia, 
Major R. Owens of New York, Gene Taylor of Mississippi, John D. Dingell 
of Michigan, Carolyn Maloney of New York, Gene Green of Texas, Maxine 
Waters of California, Bart Stupak of Michigan, Alcee L. Hastings of 
Florida, Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois, Jesse Jackson, Jr. of Illinois, 
John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan, Sanford Bishop, Jr. of Georgia, Bennie 
G. Thompson of Mississippi, Silvestre Reyes of Texas, Sheila Jackson-
Lee of Texas, Corrine Brown of Florida, William Delahunt of 
Massachusetts, Ruben Hinojosa of Texas, Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New 
Jersey, and Solomon P. Ortiz of Texas.
  On May 21st, Bishop Curry celebrated his 15th pastoral anniversary, 
and I want to echo the same sentiments of joy and gratitude that the 
15,000 members of the New Birth Baptist Church in Miami on this happy 
occasion.
  Bishop Curry's ministerial journey truly represents the best and the 
noblest of our community. As bishop, senior pastor, and teacher of New 
Birth Baptist Church, he is leading his congregation and has tirelessly 
worked to enlighten our community on the path to spiritual wisdom, 
social responsibility and good government.
  I want to acknowledge the tremendous work he is doing in guiding not 
only the members of New Birth Baptist Church, but also the entire 
family of the ``The Cathedral of Faith International.''
  His motto--``From Vision to Victory''--has impacted the lives of 
countless people, as Bishop Curry has carried forth his message of hope 
in person, in newspapers, on television, and on radio. He has 
demonstrated, both by word and by example, his unconditional love for 
and commitment to our children, the elderly, the poor, the 
disenfranchised, and those less fortunate among us.
  I therefore join with my colleagues, the congregation of the New 
Birth Baptist Church and our entire community in honoring Bishop Curry 
on his 15th pastoral anniversary and in wishing him many more in the 
years to come.

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