[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E815]
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                   HONORING REVEREND REGINALD BUCKLEY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 2, 2015

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Pastor Reginald Buckley, who says that faith 
is about more than just Sunday morning worship--it seeps into daily 
life, economics and education.
  Pastor Reginald Buckley, was born and raised in Jackson, where his 
father pastored at Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, which held 
its first worship service in 1880. ``It has historically and continues 
to have an eye toward social empowerment,'' he says.
  Following his graduation from Lanier High School in 1990, he went to 
Tougaloo College and received a bachelor's degree in English. He 
attended graduate school at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana 
and earned a master of arts degree in English literature in 1996.
  For nine years, Buckley served as senior pastor of Second Baptist 
Church in Danville, Ill. While there, he also became president of the 
Illiana Christian Association and helped create relationships between 
congregations across Illinois and Indiana of different racial 
backgrounds.
  In 2007, he brought all his experiences back home to Jackson and Cade 
Chapel, where he became executive pastor. And with those experiences, 
he brought a plan. ``My vision is that we really begin to affirm the 
dignity of all humanity, that we value all of Jackson and that value is 
demonstrated in how we treat and provide for all,'' Pastor Buckley 
says. ``Class is not what colors us, and we are all bound together in 
this experience we call humanity.'' His forward thinking afforded him 
the position of Dean of Christian Education for the General Missionary 
Baptist State Convention of Mississippi, and gave him opportunities to 
preach and teach across the nation.
  Pastor Buckley, a Kellogg Foundation fellow, wants to help people in 
practical and tangible ways; the most recent product being Cade 
Courtyard, an apartment complex for seniors in the Virden Addition 
community. The church has more plans for development in the area that 
include single-family housing and mixed-retail developments.
  Along with his wife, Lecretia Buckley, he has two children: Jonathan 
and Anna.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Reverend 
Reginald Buckley for his dedication to serving others.

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