[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2085]
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                      TRIBUTE TO PASTOR ARTHUR LEE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Pastor Arthur 
Lee of the Rock of Asia Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Lee and his 
pastoral staff will be honored by the congregation at a celebration on 
December 10th in my hometown of Flint, Michigan.
  After serving in the United States Army from 1963 to 1975, Pastor Lee 
was honorably discharged and worked as an offshore oil rigger in 
Singapore. He moved to Michigan in 1986 and served as a deacon at 1st 
Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church. He became an assistant pastor 
acting together with his brother, Pastor Henderson Lee. Arthur Lee was 
called to the ministry in 1990 and was ordained at 1st Corinthian 
Missionary Baptist Church in 1993.
  He became the pastor of Rock of Asia Missionary Baptist Church and 
has faithfully served the congregation for the past 12 years. In 
addition to Sunday morning worship services, Pastor Lee also holds 
Sunday School and a Wednesday Bible Class. In keeping with the church's 
motto, 2nd Corinthians 5:7 ``We walk by faith, not by sight,'' the 
congregation goes out once a month and witnesses to the community. They 
distribute food to the needy at the holidays. During the past 12 years 
the congregation has grown from 8 members to 80 members. Pastor Lee 
organized the drive to extend the sanctuary and install new pews to 
accommodate the growing number of faithful. During this time Pastor Lee 
also worked at MTA, and was a loving husband and father. He retired 
from MTA in 2001 to assume fulltime pastoral duties.
  Taking his ministry beyond the church walls, Pastor Lee is active in 
several local and national groups. He has served with Concerned Pastors 
for Social Action since 1993 and is a member of Concerned Pastors of 
Genesee County. For 20 years he has served as a chaplain at Hurley 
Medical Center and he took on the role of chaplain at Genesys Hospice 
18 months ago. He is the spiritual coach for Hamady High School 
Athletic Department. As a veteran, Pastor Lee understands the problems 
of veterans in our community and has worked for the past 7 years 
tending to the spiritual needs of the disabled veterans at the DVA Post 
122. Pastor Lee has attended Mott Community College and continues to 
find new ways to improve his ministry. He recently completed a series 
of enrichment classes sponsored by Genesys Health Systems.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Pastor Arthur Lee, his 
pastoral staff and his congregation for 12 years of consecrated service 
to Our Lord, Jesus Christ. I wish them the best as they continue to 
spread the Gospel through the Flint area.

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