[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 43 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E386-E387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF REVERENDS CLIVE AND RUTH KNIGHTS ON THE OCCASION OF 
                     ATTAINING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two of 
our country's newest citizens, Reverends Clive and Ruth Knights. For 
over ten years, Clive and Ruth have been an integral part of the 
Northwest Florida community, and I am pleased to congratulate them on 
their attaining U.S. Citizenship.

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   Clive and Ruth were both born and raised in the United Kingdom. 
Reverend Clive Knights was educated at Edgware School, followed by 
North London and Salford Universities. He then received ministerial 
training from St. Alban's Diocese at Stevenage and Madingly Hall, 
Cambridge University, commencing his Anglican ministry on St. Matthew's 
Day, September 21, 1987. Reverend Ruth Knights, the daughter of a 
reverend, received her higher education at Southlands Teacher Training 
College and Birmingham University, where she majored in Divinity and 
Theology. Following graduation, Ruth taught Religious Studies in high 
school and became head of a religious studies department.
   In 2003, the Lord called Reverends Clive and Ruth Knights to come to 
the United States. The Knights settled in Northwest Florida, where 
Reverend Clive Knights became Senior Pastor at Chumuckla Community 
Church. Reverend Ruth Knights also helped serve the community's 
religious needs when she joined the staff at Gulf Breeze United 
Methodist Church, where she currently serves as an Associate Pastor. 
After nearly a decade at Chumuckla Community Church, Reverend Clive 
Knights moved to Bagdad United Methodist Church, where he is the Senior 
Pastor.
   As former President Theodore Roosevelt said, ``Free institutions 
rest upon the character of citizenship.'' Reverends Clive and Ruth 
Knights exemplify the high character, leadership, and faith that have 
been the hallmarks of so many great American citizens. On behalf of the 
entire United States Congress, my wife Vicki and I congratulate Clive 
and Ruth and welcome them as fellow citizens of this great Nation.

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