[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E104]
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                      PASTOR IRENE STAGGERS HARRIS

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                          HON. CARLOS CURBELO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2016

  Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Pastor 
Irene Staggers Harris. Pastor Irene Staggers Harris was canonized a 
Bishop in December of 2013 and has been selected as the first woman 
president of the South East Dade Ministerial Alliance.
  God placed Bishop Harris in a position to make a difference in her 
family, her church, and in the community-at-large. After receiving her 
education in Miami-Dade County Public Schools and graduating from the 
South Dade Senior High School, she sought higher education and attended 
the Miami Dade Community College. Following her academic endeavors, 
Bishop Harris was employed at the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant for 
numerous years before hearing the call from God to embrace full-time 
ministry in the Lord's Church.
  After being licensed and ordained an Elder by the House of God Saints 
in Christ, Inc., Bishop Harris led the congregation of the Greater St. 
Matthews Holiness Church where she extended the church name to include 
and embrace the ``Temple of Love''. In October of 1997, Bishop Harris 
became the Shepherd of Greater St. Matthews Holiness Church and 
communicated to her congregation a message of dependence on the Word of 
the Lord.
  Bishop Irene Staggers Harris has dedicated her life to the Call of 
God. Her invaluable contributions to the Miami-Dade community serve as 
the embodiment of her selflessness. I commend Bishop Harris for her 
unyielding commitment to the word of God and love for all people. She 
will undoubtedly continue to serve admirably as the president of the 
South East Dade Ministerial Alliance.

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