[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING PASTOR GREGORY CHRISTOPHER

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                        HON. MARILYN STRICKLAND

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2024

  Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Pastor Gregory 
Christopher, who will retire from Shiloh Baptist Church in Tacoma, 
Washington, after leading the congregation for more than 24 years.
  Pastor Christopher became a leader in the Tacoma faith community in 
1989 and received a Doctor of Ministry. Following the passing of his 
mentor Rev. Earnest Brazill in 2000, Dr. Christopher became the Pastor 
at Shiloh Baptist Church. In the 24 years since, Pastor Christopher has 
continued to strengthen the congregation, develop the church for future 
generations, and invest in the surrounding Hilltop neighborhood. With 
Pastor Christopher at the pulpit, Shiloh Baptist serves the city's most 
vulnerable residents with an emergency shelter for unhoused men in the 
church basement and as well as a sixty-unit affordable housing 
development on church property.
  As both Mayor of the City of Tacoma and as a member of Congress, I 
have worked closely with Pastor Christopher on community development, 
social justice, and economic issues. His leadership as President of the 
Tacoma Chapter of the NAACP and member of the Tacoma Pierce County 
Black Collective will continue to impact the community, even after he 
retires as Pastor.
  I thank Pastor Christopher for his service to Shiloh Baptist Church 
and Tacoma as well as congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement.

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