[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 99 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1179]
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               A TRIBUTE TO BISHOP ALBERT L. JAMISON, SR.

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2012

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
Bishop Albert L. Jamison, Sr.
  Bishop Albert L. Jamison, Sr. is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He 
serves as the distinguished Pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Tabernacle 
where he holds the unique honor of pastoring in the church of which he 
was born and raised. He has taken his congregation to a new awareness 
of God.
  He is a nationally known evangelist, who travels across the United 
States to some of the largest cities and churches preaching the Gospel. 
He is the president and founder of ``Pentecost At Any Cost'' ministry. 
As a dedicated pastor and leader in the ministerial field, Bishop 
Jamison exemplifies a powerful Gospel music ministry. In 1970, Bishop 
Jamison began working with the late Reverend James Cleveland and 
continued working with him until the Lord called Rev. Cleveland home.
  While serving on the Board of Directors, Bishop Jamison was voted 
``Chairman'' of the Board of Directors, March 1996. He has taken the 
world's largest Gospel music organization, The Gospel Music Workshop of 
America, to new heights.
  He is the loving husband of Lady Dianette Jamison and the proud 
father of Jourdan Allen and Joshua Jermelle Jamison. His eldest son, 
Albert J. Jamison preceded him in death in January 2001.
  Because he dares to believe God, his life serves as an example to 
those he leads to develop a personal relationship with the Lord, to 
study the Word of God and to face the challenges of life depending 
whole-heartedly in faith on the Lord. This way of life is expressed in 
one of his favorite scriptures found in II Corinthians 15:58--
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor 
is not in vain in the Lord.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Bishop Albert L. Jamison, Sr. 
for his extraordinary contributions to the Brooklyn community.

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