[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 108 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  RECOGNIZING THE 25TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY OF PASTOR CHARLES ARTHUR 
        LUNDY OF EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2015

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 25th Pastoral 
Anniversary of Pastor Charles Arthur Lundy of Ebenezer Baptist Church 
in Woodbridge, Virginia.
   Pastor Lundy has had a distinguished pastoral career. His spiritual 
journey began at the young age of 13, when he was baptized at the 
Wayland Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, under Reverend W.W. 
Payne. In February of 1981, Pastor Lundy received the distinction of 
becoming a deacon. Three years later, he was licensed by Star Bethlehem 
Missionary Baptist Church in Triangle, Virginia, under the tutelage of 
Reverend Doctor Frederick S. Jones. Pastor Lundy was ordained a Gospel 
Minister in August of 1987 and served as director of Christian 
Education for Star Bethlehem.
   On June 23, 1990, Pastor Lundy was called to preside over Ebenezer 
Baptist Church in Occoquan, Virginia. His first sermon was titled, 
``Stay in the Ship'' and established ``putting the family back 
together'' as his pastoral focus. Since 1990, the congregation has 
grown from 120 to over 800, and the Church is known as a place of 
comfort and guidance. Dedicated to maintaining a welcoming place to 
worship, Pastor Lundy continues to lead worship services in the 
Church's Family Life Center while a new, larger sanctuary is being 
constructed. The Family Life Center was dedicated in 2000, and Pastor 
Lundy effectively supervised that project while simultaneously earning 
a Masters of Divinity from Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at 
Virginia Union University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. To accommodate 
the evolving needs of his congregation, Pastor Lundy maintains a 
commitment to education; on May 9, 2015, Pastor Lundy received his 
Doctorate of Ministry Degree.
   Pastor Lundy retired from the United States Marine Corps, after 
serving 26 years and rising to the rank of Major. Further showcasing 
his commitment to service, Pastor Lundy is a past-Parliamentarian for 
the Northern Virginia Baptist Association. He is the past-Chairman of 
the Nominating Committee and a former member of the Commission on 
Evangelism. He served as Assistant Secretary for the Northern Virginia 
Minister's Conference and as a former member of United Way for the 
National Capital Area. In 2009, Pastor Lundy was elected as President 
of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology Alumni Association, and 
this year he received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree from 
Richmond Virginia Seminary.
   He is married to the former Jacquelyn Hinton McWhite. They are the 
proud parents of five daughters and two sons, and grandparents of nine 
grandsons and two granddaughters.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Pastor 
Charles Arthur Lundy on his 25 years of service to Ebenezer Baptist 
Church. Pastor Lundy remains devoted to the mission and vision of the 
Church and expanding the ministry's reach into the community.

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