[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REV. DR. CLYDE MIGHELLS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, it has been a rare 
privilege this day to have the minister from my church, the Lighthouse 
Reformed Church in Howard, Pennsylvania, the Reverend Dr. Clyde 
Mighells, lead the prayer before the House of Representatives.
  Dr. Mighells was born the son of a tent evangelist, and followed his 
father into the ministry when he was ordained by the Presbyterian 
Church, USA, in 1985. He then took his master's from Dubuque 
Theological Seminary and his doctorate at Newport University in 1996.
  While performing the tasks of pastoral ministry, Dr. Mighells 
followed his father's example of using magic tricks as teaching tools. 
He found that magic tricks would pique the interest of his listeners 
and create a more receptive audience.
  After 20 years serving churches across New York and Pennsylvania, in 
2006 Dr. Mighells and his wife Sharon developed a performance ministry, 
taking the message of escaping drugs and the timely topic of anti-
bullying into elementary, middle, and high schools. In 2009, they were 
featured at the International Fellowship of Christian Magicians.
  We are lucky enough to have Pastor Mighells as our minister, and we 
don't mind sharing him with his continuing great ministry work in 
schools, churches, and with other groups.

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