[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 211 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING REVEREND DELMUS BRUCE

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                 HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2021

  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Reverend Delmus 
Bruce of Pioneer, Tennessee, and recognize a lifetime of service to his 
community.
  In his career, Rev. Bruce has officiated more than 200 weddings, 
presided over 657 funerals, has baptized 1,252 congregants, and has 
delivered an astonishing 7,010 sermons. Rev. Bruce has also overseen 
the construction of a new church in 1985 and additional physical growth 
of the church to include a fellowship hall and a family life center.
  As pastor of the Stanfield Church of God, Rev. Bruce has traveled to 
the Holy Land twice, traveled to Egypt, and has traveled to Hawaii in 
mission service to the Church of God. In his own community, Rev. Bruce 
has served as a pillar of faith for more than fifty years.
  Rev. Bruce married the love of his life, Mrs. Rose Baird Bruce, on 
April 19, 1958, and they have been happily married for 63 wonderful 
years. Their family spans four generations and includes three children, 
four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
  I am privileged to recognize Rev. Bruce for his many years of 
distinguished service and dedication.

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