[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SENIOR BISHOP McKINLEY YOUNG

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                            HON. JOHN LEWIS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2019

  Mr. LEWIS. Madam Speaker, I am saddened to share that my friend 
passed away last week. I rise today with a heavy heart to recognize 
Senior Bishop McKinley Young, who served as the 109th Bishop from Big 
Bethel AME Church in Atlanta since 1992.
  One of the beloved sons of Atlanta, he was a man of the people and 
for the people. After completing his studies in Atlanta's public 
schools, Bishop Young continued his education by earning degrees from 
Morris Brown College, Andover Newton Theological School, and the 
University of Chicago Divinity School. An additional six institutions 
of higher education recognized him with honorary doctorate degrees.
  Over the years, the Bishop pastored in Providence, Rhode Island, 
Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, but Atlanta was always home. In our 
community, he was committed to the souls of his congregants and service 
to our society.
  Throughout Metro Atlanta, Bishop Young initiated voter registration, 
education, mobilization, which led to a day of action at the Georgia 
State Capitol. He was an active supporter of the African Methodist 
Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency (AME-SADA) for over 20 
years and most recently served as chair of the board. Bishop Young also 
served as the president of the Council of Bishops and the General Board 
and chaired the Commissions on Women in Ministry, Global Witness and 
Ministry, Annuity Investments and Insurance, and the Commission on 
Church Growth and Development.
  This great man spoke up and spoke out on behalf of those who had no 
one to speak for them. Bishop Young worked tirelessly to give hope and 
opportunity to those, who were left out and left behind. He ministered 
to those who were lost in the wilderness of despair. In my heart of 
hearts I know that the impact of his prophetic leadership will be felt 
by generations yet unborn.
  Madam Speaker, today, I offer my deepest condolences to his loving 
wife, Dorothy Jackson Young; children, Karyn (Ron) Young-Lowe, Deana 
(Julius) McAllister, Andrea (Roderick) Jones and Stephanie Lynn Young; 
grandchildren, Jennifer Renee and Jessica Christina Lowe, Julius III, 
Colin and Dylan McAllister, Peyton, Noah and Miles Jones. I thank them 
for sharing this ``faithful giant'' with us.

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