[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO BISHOP ARTHUR GEORGE BURRELL

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Bishop 
Arthur George Burrell. St. George Beth El Church of God in Christ will 
hold a remembrance dinner in his honor on September 16 in my hometown 
of Flint, Michigan.
  Bishop Burrell began his service to the church in 1947. He worked as 
a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, Church Secretary and Broadcast 
Announcer until 1962. On April 14, 1962 Bishop C.J. Johnson ordained 
him and almost a year later he became the pastor of Gospel Temple 
Church of God in Christ. Under his leadership, the church negotiated 
the purchase of a new building in 1972 and changed the name to St. 
George Beth El Church of God in Christ.
  During his ministry Bishop Burrell served as the State Sunday School 
Superintendent from 1975 to 1980 for the Northeast Michigan 
Jurisdiction, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop, and Chairman of 
the Commission of Budget and Finance. He served as the District 
Superintendent of the Progressive District and in 2002 he celebrated 
the Progressive District's Golden Jubilee. Bishop Burrell also served 
as the National Financier of the International Sunday School Department 
and in April 1998 he received the Outstanding Service Award to the 
Church of God in Christ from the Association of Church of God in Christ 
Business Owners.
  Bishop Brooks, with the concurrence of the Presiding Bishop and the 
General Board of the Church of God in Christ, appointed Bishop Burrell 
to Assistant Jurisdictional Bishop at the 81st Annual Holy Convocation 
of the Northeast Michigan (Historic First) Jurisdiction.
  In addition to his work for the church, Bishop Burrell retired from 
General Motors after 35 years of employment. He was married to Norma 
Burrell for 46 years and they had three sons. Bishop Burrell passed 
away in 2002.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring the memory of Bishop Arthur George Burrell and St. George Beth 
El Church of God in Christ as they celebrate his ministry and life.

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