[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING KENNETH HARDING WALLS III LIFE AND SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2024

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of 
Superintendent Kenneth H. Walls III and to grieve his passing. A 
dedicated public servant, his devotion to his community, state, and 
Nation is worthy of remembrance and commendation.
  Superintendent Walls was born in 1977 in Ypsilanti and graduated from 
Ypsilanti High School. He showed his spirit at an early age, delivering 
his first service at the age of three at the former Wells Temple Church 
of God in Ann Arbor, where his grandfather, Esque Wells, Sr., served as 
Pastor. He was licensed as a Minister at the age of seven, making 
history in Michigan as the youngest licensed Minister in the Prelate of 
Michigan Southwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
  At the age of 21, Superintendent Walls was ordained as an Elder in 
the Church of God in Christ, later becoming an Assistant Pastor at the 
Greater Shiloh Church of God in Christ. While there, Superintendent 
Walls filled many roles for the church, including District Youth 
President, National Adjutant in the Church of God in Christ, and Chief 
Adjutant for the Great Lakes Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. He was 
finally blessed with a Pastorship in 2019 when he founded Dunamis 
Institutional Church of God in Christ in Ypsilanti.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in celebrating and 
honoring the life and service of Kenneth H. Walls III. A leader in his 
community and a friend to many, his presence will be greatly missed but 
not forgotten. His memory lives on in his mother, Shirley, and his 
family. We offer them prayers of solace in this difficult time, and 
thank them for sharing their son, brother, and uncle with us. He made 
our corner of Michigan a better and more welcoming place for all.

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