[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H862-H863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING BISHOP PERRY THOMPSON

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Rush) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Bishop Perry N. Thompson 
of Richmond, Virginia, for offering the opening prayer.
  A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology and Norfolk State 
University, Bishop Thompson is the senior

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pastor of the Freedom Chapel International Christian Center here in 
Washington, D.C., and Bishop Thompson oversees ministries abroad in 
Brazil, Ecuador, Liberia, Mexico, Russia, and Ukraine.
  Mr. Speaker, Bishop Thompson is the Admissions and Financial Officer 
for the Supreme Court of the United States, the First Vice President of 
Administration for RBI Institute, and serves on the Executive Board of 
the Apostolic World Christian Fellowship.
  Mr. Speaker, Bishop Thompson is also the pastor of our beloved 
colleague Joyce Hamlett, Assistant Sergeant at Arms in charge of floor 
security.
  Mr. Speaker, again I thank Bishop Perry N. Thompson for his excellent 
work and for his being here today.

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