[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING BISHOP DR. J.E. REDDICK ON HIS RETIREMENT

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, from a skinny kid who 
preached on a street corner in Kinston, North Carolina, to the national 
president of the National Convention of Free Will Baptists, United 
States of America, overseeing 150,000 members, we owe a great deal of 
honor and gratitude to Johnny Ervin Reddick, also known back home as 
Bishop Dr. J.E. Reddick, on his retirement and life of service.
  At the age of 8, he wanted to preach the Gospel. By 29, he was 
elected the annual bishop/moderator, the youngest in his church's 
history.
  He has served many congregations, including pastoring Mt. Calvary 
Free Will Baptist Church in La Grange for 70 years and Maury Chapel 
Free Will Baptist Church in Hookerton for 60 years.
  Donned in a robe with his cross, his sermons have inspired thousands, 
including me. His true American story, grounded in faith, is about 
serving the Lord and people.
  We thank and honor the bishop for his prayers and inspiration. May 
God bless him.

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