[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING CHARLES E. SMITH UPON HIS INSTALLATION AS PASTOR OF BEREA 
                             BAPTIST CHURCH

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 1, 2008

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize The 
Reverend Charles E. Smith, who will be installed as Pastor at Berea 
Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
  Pastor Smith is a native of Texas and a longtime resident of Fort 
Worth, where he has raised his family. He and wife Lawsha Smith have 
six children. Smith graduated from the Southern Bible Institute in 
Dallas in 1984, and prior to that completed a Bachelor of Science 
degree in architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. In the 
nearly 25 years since the completion of his theological training, Smith 
has served in various capacities in Baptist churches throughout North 
Texas, the most recent being his role as Associate Minister at Berea.
  The multiple leadership and service awards that have been bestowed 
upon Pastor Smith testify to the fact that this is a man who is 
dedicated to excellence in serving his community. In addition to his 
service in a religious capacity, he has also positively contributed to 
his community as a Campus Learning Coordinator and Chancellor's 
Leadership Committee member at Tarrant County College.
  Madam Speaker, I commend Pastor Smith for his longstanding service to 
Fort Worth and to the members of the Baptist congregations whom he has 
so capably served. It is an honor to represent Pastor Charles Smith and 
Berea Baptist Church in the 26th Congressional District of Texas.

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