[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 29 (Friday, February 21, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E223]
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                      HONORING DR. NEHEMIAH DAVIS

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                          HON. MARC A. VEASEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 21, 2014

  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Dr. Nehemiah Davis on his 
fiftieth anniversary as pastor of the historic Mount Pisgah Missionary 
Baptist Church. The church is in my hometown of Fort Worth, Texas and I 
am proud to represent this community in Congress. While this year marks 
Dr. Davis' fiftieth year as pastor of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist 
Church, I would also like to congratulate him for his installation as 
President of the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America.
  Pastor Davis is a native Texan, born in Centerville, and received his 
Bachelors of Arts degree from Mary Allen College in Crockett, Texas. He 
also received three degrees from the Southwestern Baptist Theological 
Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas including a Bachelor of Divinity, a 
Master of Divinity, and a Master of Religious Education. He is the 
recipient of an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Guadalupe 
Baptist Theological Seminary.
  As a regional and civic leader, Dr. Nehemiah Davis served for as a 
Trustee on the Board of the Fort Worth Independent School District, 
held various local and national leadership positions within the 
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 
including serving as President of the Fort Worth chapter for over 25 
years, and has held a wide array of positions within the Pastor's 
Conference and the Minister's Conference of the National Missionary 
Baptist Convention of America. He currently serves as Dean of the 
Congress of the North Texas District Association and a teacher in the 
Baptist Ministers' Union of Fort Worth/ Tarrant County and Vicinity.
  Pastor Davis' dedication to the church and to his community is 
exceeded only by his devotion to his wife Mrs. Dorothy Nell Cole and 
his two daughters, Carol Michelle Davis Jackson and Nina Caron Davis, 
who have given Dr. Davis two grandsons.
  Mr. Speaker, Pastor Davis has lived a life of service to people of 
faith and his community. I ask my distinguished colleagues of the 113th 
Congress to join me in honoring Pastor Davis on his fiftieth 
Anniversary as Pastor of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church as well 
as an exemplary life of service.

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