[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E498]
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            HONORING THE SERVICE OF DR. FREDERICK D. TAPPAN

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                           HON. MARK E. GREEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2023

  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
ministry of Dr. Frederick D. Tappan to Eureka Truevine Baptist Church 
and the Memphis community.
  Dr. Tappan has served as the senior pastor of Eureka Truevine Baptist 
Church for 27 years, working toward their 50-year commitment to perform 
the work of God in service to His message. Tasked with the care of 
precious souls, each of them God's children, Dr. Tappan's ministry has 
been a blessing to all that he has served. Feeding both the souls and 
stomachs of the Memphis community through ``The Vine Loves Memphis'' 
Initiative, Dr. Tappan and his faithful wife, Regina, show each of us 
what it means to truly be the hands and feet of Jesus.
  Dr. Tappan has made the church's mission to be about Real Ministry, 
with a Real Message, for Real people. On the ground in Memphis, Eureka 
Truevine Baptist Church has planted two additional churches to meet the 
community's spiritual needs, to spread the Gospel, and to shine light 
into darkness. ``Call unto me,'' Jeremiah 33:3 says, ``and I will 
answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest 
not.'' Through Dr. Tappan's partnership with my free healthcare clinic 
in Memphis, God has certainly worked great and mighty things in the 
community.
  On behalf of the United States Congress, and joining Congressman 
Steve Cohen, I thank Dr. Tappan for his many years of faithful and 
dedicated service. May he continues to honor God, serve others, and 
bless our community.

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