[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DR. SAMUEL HOWARD SMITH ON HIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS 
       SENIOR PASTOR OF THE MOUNT HOREB MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2014

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to my constituent 
and longtime friend Reverend Dr. Samuel Howard Smith on his 50th 
anniversary as the Senior pastor of the Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist 
Church in Houston, Texas.
  Dr. Smith is a father, grandfather, great grandfather, and a loving 
husband. He received Christ at the age of 22 and answered the call to 
the ministry at the youthful age of 27 in October of 1957. Due to a 
strong belief in God and an outstanding delivery of the Good News of 
Christ, Dr. Smith was led to Pastor the Morning Star Baptist Church of 
Houston, Texas in 1959. This uncompromising man later became the Pastor 
of Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, also in Houston, Texas in 
1964 where he has remained God's servant for 47 years.
  Dr. Smith is a well known and respected teacher, preacher, and 
evangelist. His commitment to serving the community has taken the 
Gospel beyond the walls of the church and into the streets. He is known 
as ``God's Street Man,'' where no one on the streets is a stranger nor 
is anyone off limits to him. He believes that where every man is, so is 
his soul, and that each man must choose where he wants to spend 
eternity.
  Dr. Smith is a Korean War veteran and has held leadership positions 
on the Evangelical Board of the National Missionary Baptist Convention 
of America. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors 
for the Gregory Lincoln Educational Center's ``I Have A Dream'', is a 
national instructor for the National Missionary Baptist Convention of 
America, a member of Houston's Baptist Ministers' Alliance, Houston 
Baptist Pastors and Ministers Fellowship and Ministers Against Crime.
  Dr. Smith is a prolific man of God with a passion for street ministry 
and winning souls. He is the author of ``Taking IT to the Streets,'' a 
book on Christian Evangelism that emphasizes the importance of street 
evangelism in Christian Outreach ministry. Dr. Smith is an inspiration 
to all by setting remarkable standards for others to follow.
  I take great pride in recognizing and honoring the Senior Pastor of 
the Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, Reverend Dr. Samuel Howard 
Smith on the occasion of his 50th Pastoral Anniversary. Dr. Smith 
continues to shine to let God's glory shine through his solid 
leadership in the community. His tireless efforts to impact our world, 
and inspire others to do the same is deserving of the respect, 
admiration and commendation of the United States Congress.

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