[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING REVEREND WALLACE SHEPHERD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentlewoman from 
California (Mrs. Capps) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a valued constituent 
and a good friend, Dr. Wallace Shepherd.
  Dr. Shepherd came to the Second Baptist Church of Santa Barbara as 
pastor in 2006. Since then, Pastor Shepherd has reestablished Santa 
Barbara's Martin Luther King Day event as a capstone celebration on the 
central coast of California.
  He is an active board member of the Endowment for Youth program, 
which supports the education of underprivileged children through 
tutoring and scholarships. Dr. Shepherd also helped to found Eco Faith, 
a nonprofit organization that promotes conservation of energy in 
churches and houses of worship.
  He has been appointed evangelism director of the Central District of 
California, and also the vice president of the Third Sunday Fellowship 
for Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. But as our House has just 
witnessed, he is at the core a powerful presence and a humble servant 
in the name of his faith.
  I am honored to welcome him here to Congress, and thank him for his 
invaluable service to our community and to our country.

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