[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2298]
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           IN RECOGNITION OF REVEREND MARVIN McMICKLE, PH.D.

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Reverend 
Marvin McMickle and congratulate him on his retirement after twenty-
four years of service as the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in 
Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. McMickle will become the president at Colgate 
Rochester Crozer Divinity School.
  Rev. McMickle was born in 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He was ordained 
as a reverend in New York City in 1973. Rev. McMickle served as the 
pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church in Montclair, New Jersey and as the 
associate pastor for the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City 
prior to becoming the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, 
Ohio in 1987.
  In addition to being a staple in Cleveland's spiritual community, 
Rev. McMickle is also a major influence in academia and politics. He 
earned his undergraduate degree from Aurora College, a Master of 
Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry 
degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a doctorate in 
philosophy from Case Western Reserve University. Over the years, Rev. 
McMickle has taught at several colleges and universities including 
Ashland Theological Seminary, Case Western Reserve University, 
Cleveland State University, Fordham, Princeton and spent a semester as 
a visiting professor at Yale University.
  Rev. McMickle has served as president of Shaker Heights School Board 
and Montclair Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People (NAACP). He has also served on the boards of Greater 
Cleveland Roundtable, United Pastors in Mission, Urban League of 
Greater Cleveland, Gateway Economic Development Committee and United 
Way Services of Greater Cleveland.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in thanking Rev. Marvin 
McMickle for more than two decades of leadership and service to the 
congregation of Antioch Baptist Church and residents of Cleveland. I 
wish him luck in his new position.

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