[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING PASTOR STACIE FIDLAR FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S 
                LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 28, 2019

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Pastor Stacie 
Fidlar for her 20 years of ministry at St. John's Lutheran Church in 
Rock Island, Illinois. Pastor Fidlar has demonstrated her commitment to 
inclusivity, social justice and environmental responsibility, as well 
as her deeply personal investment in each parishioner as a member of 
the church family.
  Pastor Stacie Fidlar is a native of Cordova, Illinois, and a graduate 
of Riverdale High School. She earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, 
from Augustana College, majoring in religion with a concentration in 
Asian Studies. After completing seminary at the Lutheran School of 
Theology in Chicago, she was ordained in 1995 and served churches in 
Forreston and Seneca, Illinois before joining St. John's in 1999. She 
has since devoted her time to helping and building the community. She 
is in charge of the W.O.W. program for after-school study help and 
meals, the establishment of the Free Little Pantry and the designation 
of St. John's as a Reconciling in Christ congregation. Pastor Fidlar 
also oversaw the church's major building expansion project and aided a 
partnership to create the Micah House, a community of students 
practicing intentional living in which faith questions were explored 
through conversation and outreach projects. In addition, she serves on 
several boards around the community and her work has led her to be 
named a Leader Under 40 by the Black Hawk College Foundation, 
Professional and Overall Citizen of the Year by Rock Island, and a 
Heart of Gold recipient by the YWCA.
  It is because of strong community faith leaders such as Pastor Stacie 
Fidlar that I am especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional 
District. Madam Speaker, I would like to again formally congratulate 
Pastor Stacie Fidlar on her 20th Anniversary with St. John's Lutheran 
Church.

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