[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF THE REVEREND DR. MARCUS J. GIBSON

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
outstanding Man of God and friend of longstanding, Reverend Dr. Marcus 
J. Gibson, who will celebrate his 20th anniversary as the distinguished 
pastor of Greater Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, 
Georgia. Anniversary worship services will be held on Sunday, April 14, 
2019, at the church.
  Rev. Gibson is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who served our 
nation honorably as a U.S. Army officer from 1995 to 1999, after 
graduating from Watson Chapel High School. He went on to earn a 
Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine 
Bluff, a Master of Divinity degree from the Morehouse School of 
Religion, and a Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching from the McCormick 
Theological Seminary. Over the years, he has continued to encourage 
others to pursue advanced education through his service as an Adjunct 
Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at the Beulah Heights 
University Columbus extension site.
  Always seeking to improve the craft of Christian ministry and 
discipleship, Rev. Gibson has served as President of the Mt. Calvary 
Missionary Baptist Association Congress of Christian Education, 
President of the Metro-Columbus Interdenominational Ministerial 
Alliance, and Dean of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of 
Georgia Congress of Christian Education.
  Not one to rest on his laurels, Rev. Gibson is an active member of 
many civic organizations where he continuously devotes his time and 
energy to his community. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 
Inc. and is a Master Mason in Electric Light Lodge No. 45, Arkansas 
Jurisdiction (Prince Hall Affiliation). Furthermore, Rev. Gibson has 
served as a member of the Muscogee County (Georgia) Sheriff's Advisory 
Board; a member of the Mayor's Commission on Unity, Diversity, and 
Prosperity; a member of the Citizens Trust Bank Columbus Advisory 
Board; and has worked with numerous other community-based organizations 
within the Columbus, Georgia area.
  Rev. Gibson has achieved much in his life, but none of it would be 
possible but for the Grace of God and the love and the support of his 
son, MarDarius; and his daughter, MarKayla.
  Madam Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to join my wife, Vivian; and 
me, along with the congregation of Greater Shady Grove Missionary 
Baptist Church and more than 730,000 residents of Georgia's Second 
Congressional District, in extending our sincerest congratulations to 
Reverend Dr. Marcus J. Gibson on this joyous occasion. A man of great 
accomplishment, he is an outstanding mentor, strong leader, and 
prominent community activist, but above all, he is a faithful servant 
of God.

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