[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 143 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF DALLAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 2015

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 65 years of 
successful expansion of education and Christianity through Dallas 
Christian College founded right outside of downtown Dallas in 1950.
  Dallas Christian College (DCC) was established by church leaders and 
an enthusiastic and determined man named Vernon Newland. Vernon had a 
tough childhood that would push him to strive for a better life for 
himself and others. Being sent to live with his grandmother at the age 
of nine Vernon wanted to share God with people all over the world. As 
Vernon and several family members were traveling to conduct mission 
work they were sent to a Japanese internment camp shortly after 
arriving in the Philippines. They remained there for almost three years 
as they were taken right after Pearl Harbor had occurred. It was when 
Vernon and his family members returned to the United States that he was 
motivated to increase involvement in the church amongst the population.
  The Dallas Christian College was one of several schools Vernon had 
established, along with approximately two dozen churches and new ones 
coming along every two months or so. DCC was quickly expanding. With 
such growth, by the 1960s DCC needed more space and relocated to its 
current home in Farmers Branch, which resides in the 24th district of 
Texas. As DCC grew so did its mission, its reach expanded to troubled 
neighborhoods and was known for students and alumni to serve in urban 
centers all over the country. The school would also begin offering new 
programs teaching psychology, business, and education, attempting to 
broaden the horizons of its students and prepare them for different 
paths in life.
  Today DCC aims to educate and mentor the student body under God's 
influence and prepare them for all that life may bring. Training for 
service to the church and Christian ministry has been significant to 
the school's mission. The college wants to ensure that the student body 
is well educated and mentored in many aspects of life.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to recognize the 65th anniversary of 
Dallas Christian College. I ask all of my distinguished colleagues to 
join me in celebrating this milestone in the college's history.

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