[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 60 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 20TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY OF SUFFRAGAN BISHOP 
             AVERY DUMAS III AND FIRST LADY ROSALIND DUMAS

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL-

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 5, 2021

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Suffragan 
Bishop Avery Dumas III and First Lady Rosalind Dumas of Ann Arbor on 
the occasion of their 20th Pastoral Anniversary. Their contributions to 
our community are worthy of commendation.
  Suffragan Bishop Dumas is the son of District Elder Avery Dumas Jr. 
and First Lady emeritus Jeanette Dumas. A graduate of Ypsilanti Public 
Schools, he attended DeVry Institute of Technology and worked in the 
technological field for major corporations before being installed as 
the Pastor of New Grace Apostolic Temple on March 31, 2001 by Bishop 
Harry L. Herman, Diocesan Bishop of the 5th Episcopal District of the 
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. His installation service took 
place just one day before the passing of his father, mentor, and best 
friend, District Elder Avery Dumas Jr.
  He has gracefully upheld the legacy of service that begun with his 
father and grandfather who originally served as pastor of the church. 
Suffragan Bishop Dumas serves as the chairman of the Ghana Council in 
Africa and oversees other churches and pastors in his position as 
Suffragan Bishop. Well known in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti community, 
their church has touched countless lives through their jail and prison 
ministry, charity drives, campus outreach, and community events.
  Suffragan Bishop Dumas married First Lady Rosalind Lee Dumas in June 
1986 and together they have three children, Jennifer Lee, Madison 
Elyse, and Avery Dumas IV. Those who know him describe him as a dynamic 
servant leader and as ``a man after God's heart.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Suffragan 
Bishop Avery Dumas III and First Lady Rosalind Dumas on their 20th 
Pastoral Anniversary. I join with the Dumas' family, friends, and the 
entire congregation of the New Grace Apostolic Temple in extending my 
best wishes and gratitude to them on their pastoral anniversary.

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