[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 177 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING REVEREND JOHN W. MATTHEWS

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. 
Craig) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Ms. CRAIG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome our guest chaplain, 
Reverend John Matthews. I thank Reverend Matthews for that beautiful 
and hopeful prayer at the conclusion of a tumultuous time in this 
Chamber.
  Reverend Matthews has served as a United States Army chaplain and as 
a police chaplain. He has been a pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in 
Moorhead, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park, and 
Memorial Lutheran Church in Afton. Finally, he has pastored over me and 
my family at Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley.
  John built bridges across religions during his career, as well as 
assisting in the drafting of ``A Declaration of the Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in America to the Jewish Community,'' which is now part 
of the permanent display on anti-Semitism at the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
  It is my honor to represent Reverend Matthews and his family, and I 
thank him for his contributions to our community.

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