[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             CONGRATULATIONS PASTOR MARVIN EDWARD SMITH III

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                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2018

  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize an 
important family to the state of Iowa. Pastor Marvin Edward Smith III, 
his wife Alice and their two children helped found the Harvest Baptist 
Church in Fort Dodge and on October 21st, they will have served their 
church and their community for 25 years.
  Their church has grown into not only a place of worship but also a 
force for good in their community. Their K-12 school provides a place 
for spiritual growth for children, as does their youth ministries and 
Sunday schools. Their prison ministry and their addiction ministry both 
provide judgement-free rehabilitation, and a place for people to safely 
grow when they are at rock bottom.
  As we look back with appreciation to the service they have provided 
to their church and their community, we are also gifted with the 
opportunity to look forward and have hope that people like Pastor Smith 
and his wife Alice will continue working towards the betterment of 
society. I applaud their commitment to the values that make this 
country so great and look forward to see what they will do going 
forward.

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