[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING REVEREND MICHAEL CATT

  (Mr. SHULER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize today's guest 
chaplain, Dr. Michael Catt. Dr. Catt is the senior pastor at Sherwood 
Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. I'm honored to welcome Dr. Catt, his 
wife, Terri, and his daughter, Hayley, to the U.S. House of 
Representatives today.
  Dr. Catt has served as senior pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church since 
1989. The church has 3,000 members and has averaged 100 baptisms each 
year. Thousands have joined the church from Albany and 29 surrounding 
communities. The church has evolved from a neighborhood church to a 
regional, multiethnic congregation with members from 11 nations.
  Most notably, under Dr. Catt's leadership, Sherwood Baptist developed 
an out-of-the-box church outreach. Dr. Catt's goal is to change the 
world from Albany, Georgia. While this may sound and seem like a 
radical or even ridiculous statement from a pastor in southwest 
Georgia, it has, in fact, become a reality through Sherwood Pictures. 
Dr. Catt has served as executive producer of ``Flywheel,'' ``Facing the 
Giants,'' ``Fireproof,'' and ``Courageous.'' Each of these major motion 
pictures serves to influence the world for Christ.
  I am honored to call Dr. Catt a friend, and I look forward to how God 
continues to use Dr. Catt in the future. I ask my colleagues to welcome 
Dr. Catt and his family as he leads us today in opening prayer.

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