[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 128 (Tuesday, August 30, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. ZACHARY TIMS, JR.

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                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 30, 2011

  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the constituents of 
the Third Congressional District of Florida and myself, we rise now to 
offer our heartfelt condolences and pay tribute to the life of my 
friend, Dr. Zachary Tims, Jr., founder, Senior Pastor and CEO of the 
New Destiny Christian Center (NDCC) in Apopka, FL. Dr. Tims was a 
humanitarian, healer, life activist, community leader and friend.
  We are moved and encouraged when recalling the life achievements of 
this champion and steward in the ministry that was called according to 
his purposed life of service. The focus of this ministry was to 
exemplify the love of Christ with a passion for helping the community. 
His extraordinary gift to illustrate transformational life principles 
empowered a thriving membership of more than 8,000. Through his passion 
to touch lives and save souls, the church has been a blessing to 
countless individuals through its major outreach crusades and 
ministries. The legacy of Dr. Zachary Tim's ministry through the New 
Destiny Christian Center produced a life changing concept that brought 
a divine intervention in the lives of the members of his congregation 
that sought spiritual guidance and change in their lives. An anointed 
man of God and one committed to serving, Dr. Tims was loved and 
respected by his family, friends, church congregation and community. 
Dr. Tims was an internationally renowned pastor. His Christian 
broadcast advanced the Kingdom of God and reached more than 100 million 
households globally and heralded contributions to the community by 
providing community-based education, food, clothing, medical 
screenings, housing and foreclosure assistance and children's toys to 
the less fortunate. These and many other civic activities were 
distinctive. The accolades received for his superior endeavors in the 
ministry were unparalleled, prolific and countless.
  A man for whom education was important, Dr. Tims earned a bachelor 
degree in Accounting from Towson State University and obtained his 
degree in Theology from Maranantha Bible College in Baltimore, MD. He 
held two honorary doctoral degrees from Vision International University 
and St. Thomas Christian College for the tremendous work accomplished 
in his ministry.
  As a man of God and vision, Dr. Tims was intellectually charismatic. 
Where he saw pain, he sought to relieve it with spiritual acumen and 
personal interaction; where he saw potential in others, he gave them 
hope and encouragement; where he saw despair, he brought direction, 
purpose and promise; where he saw the need for love and caring, he 
unselfishly ensured there was a response and outcome for every knee 
bowed and every tongue that confessed.
  The life of Dr. Zachary Tims was one of accomplishment and service. 
As a community activist, he gave of himself and his talents to benefit 
both the individuals and the organizations he served. In his passing, 
we pay tribute to an exceptional religious leader whose love of his 
fellow colleagues and community left an indelible legacy for future 
generations. He will be remembered and respected because he had an 
awesome gift of teaching his congregation how to discover the wonderful 
plan that God has for each of us. We pray that by his example that each 
of us becomes the bearers of his humanitarian and spiritual legacy. We 
offer our prayers for his immediate family and host of loving relatives 
and friends whose lives have been forever changed by this phenomenal 
man of God. We thank our Heavenly Father for allowing us to be blessed 
with the time spent with Dr. Tims, our friend, brother and 
International Ambassador for Christ.
  Dr. Zachary Tims is survived by his mother, Madeline Y. Tims, his 
grandmother, Eleanor D. Grant, former wife Riva Tims, and children, 
Zoelle Tims, Zachary Tims III, Zion Tims, and Zahira Tims.

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