[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 130 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREATER COLEMAN TEMPLE COGIC

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2007

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, today I would like to pay tribute to the 
Greater Coleman Temple Church of God in Christ as the pastor and 
congregation celebrate their 50th anniversary. A celebration will be 
held on September 9 in Saginaw, Michigan, in recognition of this 
momentous occasion. Bishop Roger L. Jones, pastor of Greater Holy 
Temple Church of God in Christ and prelate of the Southeast Michigan 
Jurisdiction will be the featured speaker and the theme is 
``Celebrating a Glorious Past, Embracing a Promising Future!''
  Dr. Hurley J. Coleman and Dr. Martha W. Coleman founded the Greater 
Coleman Temple on September 7, 1957, under the name of Johnson Street 
Mission Church of God in Christ. Services were held in the garage 
attached to Pastor Coleman's home. Inspired by God, Pastor Coleman 
worked to fulfill the vision of building a church. In June 1961, with 
less than 30 members, a groundbreaking ceremony was held and the 
Johnson Street Mission became the Liberty Park Church of God in Christ.
  The first mortgage was burned is 1972 ahead of its maturity date. 
April 1975 saw the groundbreaking for Phase II. When that mortgage was 
paid ahead of schedule, the congregation looked to expand and held the 
groundbreaking for Phase III in August 1989. Blessed with a 
congregation that continues to grow, the church has now moved to its 
third location at the World Outreach Campus.
  In 1997 both Pastor and Mother Coleman received their Doctorates in 
Ministry. Martha Coleman passed away on December 14, 1999, and Pastor 
Coleman was called to the Lord on July 2, 2001. Their son, 
Superintendent Hurley J. Coleman, Jr., and his wife, Evangelist Sandra 
Coleman, assumed the leadership mantle of Greater Coleman Temple Church 
of God in Christ and continue to invigorate the congregation.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating Greater Coleman Temple on 50 years of worship, prayer 
and evangelism. May the clergy, staff and congregation continue to 
thrive doing the work of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

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