[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E852]
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            RECOGNITION OF E. CHARLES CONNOR'S ELEVATION TO 
                         JURISDICTIONAL BISHOP

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                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                  in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2010

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and honor E. Charles Connor's elevation to Jurisdictional 
Bishop within the Church of God in Christ.
  Bishop Connor is a graduate of the University of San Francisco and 
has also completed the Hospital Administrator's Course at the U.S. Air 
Force School of Applied Health Science at Sheppard Air Force Base, 
Texas.
  E. Charles Connor has spent much of his life in public service. 
Governor George Deukmejian appointed Connor to serve on the Board of 
Vocational Nurses, Psychiatric Technician Examiners from 1989 to 1992, 
and was re-appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to serve from 1992 to 1996 
where he rose to the level of Vice President of the Board. Connor also 
serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Hospital Administrator in the 
grade of Major, after having served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 
years--participating in the Viet Nam War and the Persian Gulf War.
  Within the church, Bishop Charles Connor has spent 18 years working 
overseas with various ministries in Korea, Jamaica, Japan, and the 
Philippines.
  Connor is the Bishop of the St. Lucia Eastern Caribbean Jurisdiction, 
and while his main responsibilities are ecclesiastical, Bishop Connor's 
goal is to respond to the needs of all people; spiritual, natural and 
emotional.
  I am pleased to recognize and congratulate Bishop E. Charles Connor 
for his dedication to the Church of God in Christ, his elevation to 
Jurisdictional Bishop, and his contributions to our community at large.