[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO BISHOP ROGER L. JONES, SR.

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2007

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Bishop 
Roger L. Jones, Sr. as he is appointed Jurisdictional Bishop of the 
Southeast Michigan Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in 
Christ.
  After graduating from Saints College Church of God in Christ at 
Lexington, Mississippi in 1960, Bishop Roger Jones Sr. moved to Flint 
Michigan and founded Greater Holy Temple COGIC in 1963. Bishop Jones 
quickly established himself as an up and coming leader in the Church of 
God in Christ. Appointed District Superintendent in 1965 by Bishop J.S. 
Bailey, he also served as the Chair of the State Finance Committee the 
same year. Over the next several years Bishop Jones has also served in 
the following capacities: Chairman of State Expediting Committee, Vice-
Chair and Chair of the State Elders Council, the National Platform 
Chair for the International Youth Congress, Vice-Chair of the 
International Trustee Board, and Chair of the International Trustee 
Board.
  Bishop Jones was consecrated a Bishop of the Third Ecclesiastical 
Jurisdiction of South West Michigan in 1985. Along with his wife, 
Evangelist Sandra Smith Jones, Bishop Jones continues to affirm his 
faith every day and espouse the guiding principles of the Church of God 
in Christ. He strives to bring all to know Jesus Christ as their 
personal Savior.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating Bishop Roger L. Jones, Sr. as he is appointed the 
Jurisdictional Bishop of Southeast Michigan and pray that he continues 
to work diligently to make a better life and future for his 
congregation and the people of Michigan.

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