[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 59 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E580]
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HONORING REV. DR. ALBERT LOUIS PATTERSON, JR. OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, SENIOR 
 PASTOR OF MOUNT CORINTH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, COMMUNITY LEADER, 
                 AND GODFATHER OF EXPOSITORY PREACHING

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2014

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the late Rev. 
Dr. Albert Louis Patterson, Jr., an amazing leader who touched and 
changed the lives of thousands for the better through his pastorship of 
the Mount Corinth Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, which he led 
for 36 years. This beloved man of God was requested to join our Lord on 
Wednesday, April 9, 2014.
  The Rev. Dr. Albert Louis Patterson, Jr., or ``Dr. Pat'' as he was 
affectionately known by many, trained and mentored hundreds of 
preachers of the gospel. Among his peers, he was regarded as the 
acknowledged master and `Godfather of Expository Preaching.' One of his 
proteges, the Rev. Robert Earl Houston, put it best:

       He wasn't just an expository preacher. He was a preaching 
     lyricist of the highest order. To hear Dr. Patterson was to 
     hear gumbo-listic preaching--he hit you with the text, 
     oratory, poetry, interrogative statements, engagement, 
     tenacity for the truths of the text, humor and truth. You 
     would leave a preaching moment with Dr. Patterson in awe.

  Mr. Speaker, I would like to share just a few of the highlights of 
the remarkable career of this extraordinary preacher, pastor, 
theologian, husband and a father of three children.
  His traveling companion was his beloved wife, Melba and he had three 
children--Anthony, Albert III, Alan, and Alette.
  Rev. Patterson was recognized three times by his peers as a ``Living 
Legend.'' He taught and preached at the National Baptist Convention, 
USA, Inc. and lectured for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 
for the Promise Keepers, and the Preachers Division, National Baptist 
Congress.
  Rev. Patterson was named by Ebony Magazine as one of America's 
greatest black preachers and was inducted into the Morehouse College 
Hall of Preachers. Rev. Patterson pastored congregations in California 
and Texas and was the author of three books: ``Joy For the Journey''; 
``Wisdom in Strange Places''; and ``Prerequisites for a Good Journey.''
  Mr. Speaker, the Rev. Dr. Albert Louis Patterson lectured at the 
Morehouse College of Religion, the American Baptist College in 
Nashville, Tennessee and the Mid-American Theological Seminary. He 
conducted revivals in more than 25 cities and preached more than 100 
sermons and lectures in the National Baptist Convention.
  The Rev. Dr. Albert Louis Patterson lived a consequential life in the 
service of his community, his family, and our country. He has gone on 
to receive his great reward, a place in the Lord's loving arms.
  My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones.
  I ask that a moment of silence be observed in memory of the Rev. Dr. 
Albert Louis Patterson, Jr., of Houston, Texas.

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