[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING REV. CHARLES SMITH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Burgess) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I have the honor of welcoming and 
recognizing Rev. Charles E. Smith, who just gave the opening prayer 
before Congress this 13th day of May of 2009. Rev. Smith is the pastor 
at Berea Baptist Church in Forest Hill, Texas. He is joined today by 
his wife, Gloria; his children; and many, many members of his church 
family and church congregation.
  Rev. Smith is a native of Texas and a longtime resident of Fort 
Worth, where he and his wife live with their six children. A graduate 
of the Southern Bible Institute and of the University of Texas at 
Arlington, with a degree in architecture, Rev. Smith has served as a 
spiritual foundation in his community for over 25 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Rev. Smith for his longstanding service to his 
parishioners and congregants in Forest Hill, Texas, in the Forth Worth 
area, and to members of his congregation whom he has so capably served. 
It is my pleasure to have Rev. Smith here with us today and an honor to 
represent him and his parishioners in the 26th District of the State of 
Texas.

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