[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 38 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    A TRIBUTE TO REV. JUNE MONTAGUE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2011

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Rev. June 
Montague.
  Rev. Montague is a woman who dares to make a difference. She entered 
ministry in 1978, in an era when men dominated the ministerial offices 
and women were denied the opportunity to preach from the pulpit or hold 
spiritual leadership offices. Despite this adversity, she preached the 
word with faith, boldness and power, paving the way for other women 
with similar callings.
  Rev. Montague was baptized and raised in the Methodist church, 
serving in the choir, teaching Sunday school and counseling young 
people. She was called to the Deliverance ministry in the early 1970s, 
under the leadership of the late Apostle Arturo Skinner. Rev. Montague 
sat at the Apostle's feet and was nurtured in the way of holiness and 
the ministry of Deliverance.
  Anointed by God to carry on the vision of the Deliverance ministry, 
Rev. Montague organized and founded the United Pentecostal Deliverance 
Temple Church in 1980. The ministry started in a basement and then 
reached into the streets and schools. The congregation outgrew its 
first store front building at 1125 Church Avenue, Brooklyn (1980-1988) 
and relocated to 75 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn (1988-1991). The need to 
have adequate space to worship further led the Church to its present 
site, 810 East 49th Street, Brooklyn (1991-present). The Church is 
dedicated to providing the community with exposure to, and instruction 
in, the teachings of Christ.
  Rev. Montague received her Biblical training at the Bethel Bible 
Institute and the New York School of Bible. Her achievements include 
honorary doctorate degrees in Divinity and Humane Letters. She received 
awards for outstanding achievement in Church and Christian Development 
and International Evangelist. Rev. Montague was also awarded Pastor of 
the Year by the Church Women United.
  Rev. Montague has been on the battlefield for over thirty years, 
sharing the gospel across the globe, such as London, South Africa, 
Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua and Costa Rica. Because of her 
faith and labor of love, thousands have received salvation, healing, 
and liberation from the captive of their souls. She has a unique talent 
for breaking down the revealed word in terms that everyone can 
understand, whether it be the learned or the unlearned.
  Another chapter of this book is about to be written. Rev. Montague 
vows to continue the Deliverance ministry. She acknowledging that 
greater works are on the horizon, knowing that she was called to 
ministry for such a time as this; a time of widespread theological and 
moral apostasy.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the life 
of Rev. June Montague.

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