[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 87 (Thursday, June 10, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4787-S4788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I am delighted to be here today to 
welcome our guest Chaplain, Dr. Joseph Castleberry, to the Senate. Dr. 
Castleberry is president of Northwest University in Kirkland, a town 
not far from where I grew up in Bothell, WA.
  Northwest is a Christian university comprised of six schools and 
colleges, including arts and sciences, business education, nursing, 
social and behavioral sciences, and ministry. The university offers 
about 50 undergraduate programs, eight master's degree programs, and a 
doctor of psychology program.
  The school prides itself on its three core values of spiritual 
vitality, academic excellence, and empowered engagement.
  Dr. Castleberry is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God, the 
university's sponsoring denomination. His distinguished career has 
focused on both faith and education. He earned a bachelor of arts 
degree from Evangel University in 1983, a master of divinity degree 
from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1988, and a doctor of education 
degree in international educational development from Teachers College, 
Columbia University, in 1999.
  In addition to that impressive background, Dr. Castleberry has a wide 
array of experience as a missionary, educator, and pastor. For over two 
decades, in fact, he served communities throughout Central and South 
America where he was involved in education, church planning, and 
community development.
  Dr. Castleberry is the founder of the Freedom Valley Project. It is a 
community development ministry among African-American people of 
Ecuador's Chota Valley region. He is active in a number of academic and 
cultural programs devoted to furthering interreligious understanding 
and dialog.
  Dr. Castleberry and his wife Kathleen have three daughters--Jessica, 
Jodie, and Sophie. I was also very amazed to learn that he speaks a 
remarkable 10 languages.

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  I am very pleased Dr. Castleberry could join us in the Senate today. 
I thank him for his service to the students and faculty at Northwest 
University, as well as his dedication to helping communities around the 
world.
  I also thank Senate Chaplain Dr. Black for inviting Dr. Castleberry 
to deliver the opening prayer for the Senate this morning.
  I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.

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