[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E124-E125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING REVEREND DR. MARCUS DEMOND DAVIDSON SENIOR PASTOR OF NEW MOUNT 
      OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH ON HIS 10TH ANNUAL PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 2020

  Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Reverend Dr. 
Marcus Demond Davidson, Senior Pastor of the New Mount Olive Baptist 
Church, on his 10th Annual Pastoral Anniversary, which will take place 
during the month of March 2020.
  This achievement truly is remarkable and a testament to Rev. 
Davidson's commitment to faith, leadership, and our community. 
Throughout his career, he has tirelessly served faith-based and secular 
groups by helping to transform and empower others to achieve their 
greatest potential.
  Rev. Davidson is a graduate of Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, 
Alabama. In further studies, he received his Bachelor of Science in 
Mechanical Engineering Technology from Alabama Agricultural and 
Mechanical University in Normal, Alabama; Master of Biblical Studies 
from Heritage Bible College in Huntsville, Alabama; Master of Divinity 
from Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham, 
Alabama; and a Doctor of Ministry with an emphasis in Black Church 
Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 
Louisville, Kentucky. He has studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary 
in Dallas, Texas; abroad at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology, 
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies.
  At the age of six, Rev. Davidson accepted Christ as his Lord and 
Savior and united with the St. James Missionary Baptist Church under 
the leadership of his father, Rev. Dr. Green Davidson, III. When he was 
sixteen years of age, Rev. Davidson acknowledged

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his call into the preaching ministry. In 1999, he was elected and 
previously served for ten years as pastor of the Pleasant Grove 
Missionary Baptist Church in Courtland, Alabama.
  Rev. Davidson's move to the New Mount Olive Baptist Church continued 
his career as a young, spirited minister who's many achievements 
include his work as a gospel recording artist, entrepreneur, noted 
preacher, pastor, and teacher. Additionally, he has been an inspiring 
figure through his numerous other works and engagements within the 
community.
  Madam Speaker, Rev. Davidson has long stated that ``worship is not so 
much style as it is substance.'' It is abundantly clear that over the 
last decade at New Mount Olive Baptist Church that this remains his 
ethos every single day. I once again want to congratulate Reverend Dr. 
Marcus Demond Davidson on his 10th Annual Pastoral Anniversary and wish 
him many more years of successful service to our community.

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