[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING JOHN ``BARRY'' DAGENHART AS AN OUTSTANDING CITIZEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the dedicated 
service and call to the ministry of Dr. Barry Dagenhart who has served 
as a pastor for over 40 years.
  Dr. Dagenhart grew up in Statesville, North Carolina, and was 
spiritually nurtured in the New Sterling Associate Reformed 
Presbyterian (A.R.P.) Church.
  Graduating in 1979, he studied economics at the University of North 
Carolina in Charlotte. He also holds a master of divinity degree and a 
doctor of ministry degree from Erskine Theological Seminary. While at 
Erskine, he met his loving wife, Sarah Lynn Richie, of Fairfield, 
Virginia, and they were married on June 26 of 1982.
  Dr. Dagenhart had the honor and privilege of serving on various 
boards and agencies throughout the A.R.P. denomination. He served on 
the board of stewardship and A.R.P. Foundation, as well as the Erskine 
College and Seminary Board of Trustees. He was also blessed to serve as 
the vice moderator of the A.R.P. General Synod.
  He currently serves on the Bonclarken Board of Trustees, the 
conference center for the A.R.P. denomination. In addition to his 
service at the Synod level, he also has served on various commissions 
and committees on the Presbytery level in First Presbytery, Second 
Presbytery, and, most recently, Catawba Presbytery where he served as 
moderator from 2013 to 2014.
  Not only has Dr. Dagenhart generously served on various boards and 
committees in his community, he also enjoyed being able to use his call 
to the gospel ministry to impact youth, adults, and individuals with 
special needs at various week-long summer camps at Bonclarken located 
in Flat Rock, North Carolina.
  Throughout his decades of ministry, Dr. Dagenhart has frequently 
served as camp minister for Camp Joy, a camp for those affected by 
physical and mental disabilities. Dr. Dagenhart's caring and generous 
heart is what makes him stand out as an honorable citizen and follower 
of Jesus Christ, sacrificing his time to help those around him.
  Dr. Dagenhart has an encouraging and loving family--his wife Sarah, 
son Jamey, and daughter Rachel--who support him in walking his path of 
placing others above himself.
  Dr. Barry Dagenhart has set the gold standard for decades of 
dedicated service and commitment to his congregation and to the 
community. He will long be remembered for that.
  Madam Speaker, we all join in saying thank you and Godspeed in his 
well-deserved years of retirement.

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