[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING REVEREND MARK GOEGLEIN

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. 
Hartzler) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome my pastor, Mark 
Goeglein, to the U.S. House of Representatives and to commend him for 
his many years of faithful service to the Lord and to others. It is a 
blessing to have him here offering the opening prayer for today's 
legislative session.
  Pastor Mark grew up familiar with the legislative process, as his 
mother was a longtime State representative from Indiana. I am thrilled 
to have him here today and appreciate his support of me and his love 
for our country.
  Mark has served in ministry for 25 years in churches in his home 
State of Indiana, Texas, California, and now as pastor of the 
Harrisonville Community Church in Missouri. I appreciate his passion 
for sharing God's Word with his congregation and how his love of 
Scripture shows in his preaching and in the faded thumbprint on his 
Bible, testifying to the many years he has held that Bible preaching, 
studying, and praying.
  Besides a love of the Word, Pastor Mark loves the Pittsburgh 
Steelers, basketball, and his family. He is blessed to have his wife, 
Michelle, here today along with daughter, Makenzie, and sons, Micah and 
Mason. This family is an inspiration to our congregation and a 
testimony of God's faithfulness and goodness.
  I wish Pastor Mark God's continued blessings and know his 
faithfulness will be richly rewarded.

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