[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 74 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E675]
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 TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND DR. RONALD L. BOBO, SR. FOR HIS 30TH PASTORAL 
                        ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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                           HON. WM. LACY CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2016

  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a remarkable 
Servant of God and long-time inspiring leader in St. Louis, Missouri, 
Reverend Dr. Ronald L. Bobo, Sr.
  He is being honored for his thirty years of service to his 
congregation on June 12, 2016, at the 30th Pastoral Anniversary 
Celebration of West Side Missionary Baptist Church, ``One Unified 
Church in Two Locations''. He has set, and continues to set, a standard 
of excellence in spiritual leadership, social justice, and religious 
leadership that has been equaled by few other people.
  Rev. Bobo has provided for three decades, and continues to provide, 
exceptional outreach services, not only to his congregation and to the 
citizens of St. Louis, but also to people around the world. He serves 
with great distinction in many capacities including as Foreign Mission 
Secretary for the Missionary Baptist State Convention of Missouri and 
as Executive Director/Founder of Sharing Hope International Ministries.
  Rev. Bobo's ministry is par excellence. God's Light continues to 
shine brightly on this St. Louisan who has emerged to become one of the 
most effective religious leaders in the nation. He has worked 
tirelessly to help the disadvantaged and disenfranchised as well as 
uplift and inspire the souls and hearts of people in twenty-nine 
countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, as 
well as both North and South America.
  Rev. Dr. Bobo, Sr. is a person of great integrity, a gentleman and a 
scholar, and a man with a warm smile and a caring heart whose highest 
mission is to help others. He is a minister extraordinaire, beloved 
husband, father, and dedicated public servant.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge Members of Congress to join me in honoring 
Reverend Dr. Ronald Bobo, Sr. on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at West Side 
Missionary Baptist Church for his 30th Pastoral Anniversary 
Celebration. I applaud this eloquent, compassionate, and dynamic Pastor 
for his role in being an agent for transformative change, and for his 
strong commitment to confront hopelessness, injustice, and inequality 
wherever he finds it to exist.

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