[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 22 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF REVEREND COREY J. NEAL

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 5, 2018

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
outstanding Man of God, the Reverend Corey J. Neal, who celebrated his 
10th anniversary as the distinguished pastor of Greater Peace Baptist 
Church in Columbus, Georgia. An anniversary dinner was held on 
Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Green Island Country Club at 6501 
Standing Boy Road in Columbus.
  Rev. Neal is a native of Fort Benning, Georgia. He earned a Bachelor 
of Arts degree in Communications from Columbus State University. He 
holds a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Management from Troy 
State University, and a Master of Science degree in Organization and 
Management from Capella University. He is currently working on his 
Ph.D. in Organizational Management with an emphasis in Human Resource 
Management at Capella University.
  Rev. Neal received God's call to the ministry at the age of 27. 
Before becoming pastor of Greater Peace Baptist Church, he served as 
the Director of Christian Education, Youth Pastor, and Assistant Pastor 
under his grandfather, the admirable Reverend E.L. Sullivan.
  Not one to rest on his laurels, Rev. Neal is an active member of many 
civic organizations where he continuously seeks to pour his time and 
energy into his community. He currently serves on the Mayor's 
Commission on Unity, Diversity, and Prosperity, and the Mayor's 
Opportunity Center Task Force. He is also a proud and active member of 
the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., the Open Door Community Center 
Board of Directors, the Columbus Georgia Family Connection Coalition, 
and the 100 Black Men of America, Columbus, Georgia Chapter.
  A dedicated teacher of the word, Rev. Neal currently serves as the 
President for the 4th District of the General Missionary Baptist 
Convention of Georgia and the 1st Vice-Moderator for the Mt. Calvary 
Association. He is also certified by the National Baptist Sunday School 
Publishing Board as a Certified Instructor for the local, state, and 
national Congress of Christian Education.
  Rev. Neal has achieved much in his life but none of it would be 
possible without the love and support of his loving wife, Victoria and 
their daughter, Meghan.
  Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to join me, the congregation 
of Greater Peace Baptist Church, and the more than 730,000 residents of 
Georgia's Second Congressional District in congratulating Reverend 
Corey J. Neal for 10 outstanding years of pastorship at Greater Peace 
Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia. He has truly implemented the Word 
of God in his congregation and in the community. I am profoundly 
grateful for his outstanding Christian stewardship and dedication to 
his church and family.

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