[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1837]
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 IN HONOR OF THE REVEREND DR. WALTER A. JONES, SR., SENIOR PASTOR AND 
     ORGANIZER OF THE MAJORITY BAPTIST CHURCH ST. ALBANS, NEW YORK

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                         HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2008

  Mr. MEEKS of New York. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that 
I rise to commemorate the retirement and service of a great man of God, 
a great American, a great New Yorker, a dear friend and one of my 
constituents, the Reverend Dr. Walter A. Jones, Sr., senior pastor and 
organizer of the Majority Baptist Church, in St. Albans, NY.
  The Reverend Dr. Jones rose from humble beginnings to a position of 
honor and distinction among our Nation's Baptist ministers. As a man of 
the cloth, his service and commitment to his church and the community 
that it serves have helped to improve the quality of life and spiritual 
condition of the people who reside there.
  The Reverend Dr. Jones is a product of his hometown primary schools 
in Spartansburg, SC, and is a graduate of both the Friendship College 
of Rock Hill, SC, and the City College of New York, and has studied 
psychology at York College in Jamaica, NY. Reverend Jones received his 
ministerial training at the New York Theological Seminary of New York 
City, and his initial theological education began under the guidance of 
his spiritual mother, the late Reverend Dr. Katherine Brazley.
  The Reverend Dr. Jones is the former president of the Baptist 
Ministers Conference of Queens, and he is a member of the Baptist 
Ministers Conference of Greater New York. Additionally, Reverend Dr. 
Jones is a member of the Eastern Baptist Association, the Ministers 
Conference of Hampton University, the Empire Convention of New York 
State and the National Baptist Convention. The Reverend Dr. Jones is 
also a member of the American Baptist Churches of New York City.
  The Reverend Dr. Jones is married to Mrs. Doris L. Hope-Jones and 
they are the proud parents of two sons and a daughter.
  The Reverend Dr. Walter A. Jones, Sr., senior pastor and organizer of 
the Majority Baptist Church, in St. Albans, NY, has been a pillar of 
strength, vision and hope in the St. Albans community, and I 
congratulate him on his many years of service to the church and our 
community.




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