[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H7000-H7001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REVEREND ROY BENNETT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Skelton) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.

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  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to personally welcome to the 
House our guest chaplain, Pastor Roy Bennett of Missouri. His son David 
is accompanying him in the gallery. A native of the Show-Me State, 
Pastor Bennett was raised on a farm in southeast Missouri, and attended 
high school in Zalma. Moving with his family to St. Louis following 
high school, he attended Brooks Bible Institute, and was ordained in 
the Assemblies of God. Excelling in his ministry, Pastor Bennett would 
go on to serve congregations in the communities of Marble Hill, Potosi, 
Salem, and Versailles.
  For the past 7 years, Pastor Bennett has grown a vibrant congregation 
at the First Assembly of God Church in Jefferson City, Missouri, where 
he currently serves as senior pastor. As his 50 years of service 
throughout rural Missouri demonstrate, Pastor Bennett has been an 
invaluable leader for several communities throughout our State.
  I join my colleagues in welcoming Pastor Bennett to the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and we thank his son, David, who is with him today--
one of his two sons. David is a former member of the Armed Services.

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