[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF PASTOR DAVID E. KELLER OF FORT WAYNE, 
                                INDIANA

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 2020

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and ministry 
or Pastor David E. Keller of Fort Wayne, Indiana, After 34 years of 
service to the Greater Fort Wayne community, Pastor Keller is retiring 
from his role as Senior Pastor or Abundant Lire Church.
  In June of 1986, Pastor Keller began his ministry at a small church 
just across the street from Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne. 
Through the help of God, he sought to grow his church to include every 
culture, every tongue, and every nationality. After a significant 
investment of his own finance and will, what started as an 1,800 square 
fool facility has grown to a massive 98,000 square fool facility that 
is completely debt free.
  Pastor Keller has established a diverse outreach that now ministers 
to 3 major ethnic groups: Asian, Hispanic, and African. This is in 
addition to a ministry dedicated to the deaf and hard of hearing, and 
the main weekend congregation. He has also helped sponsor and establish 
a Bible school and Christian orphanage in India, and fostered a multi-
campus ministry in Ghana, Africa.
  Today, Pastor Keller is leaving behind a thriving, dynamic, and 
diverse congregation that ministers to hundreds of people each week. 
Under his leadership, the Abundant Life congregation has truly become a 
multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multigenerational assembly who 
understand that ``we are all level, at the foot or the cross.''
  I wish Pastor Keller, his wife Marta, and their children and 
grandchildren the very best as he moves on to the next chapter of his 
life. While we will sorely miss his leadership, there can be no doubt 
that many in the community are better off today because of his great 
work.

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