[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CELEBRATING REVEREND LAMONT GRANBY

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday I had the great pleasure 
of attending the ceremony celebrating Reverend Lamont S. Granby's 15th 
pastoral anniversary. As the esteemed reverend of Bronxville's First 
Baptist Church, he serves as the first African-American pastor in the 
church's 160 years.
  During the service, we heard a reading from Jeremiah 3:15: ``Then I 
will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with 
knowledge and understanding.''
  Reverend Granby is one of those shepherds. He has led his flock at 
the First Baptist Church with patience and understanding for these 15 
years. He is well known throughout the Bronx and Westchester 
communities and has been a role model for the young people in our 
community with a steady, guiding presence. He is the dynamic leader of 
the 47th Precinct Clergy Coalition bringing together faith leaders from 
across the North Bronx.
  At a time when there are many wolves in sheep's clothing claiming to 
be leaders, it is an honor to celebrate a true community leader, 
Reverend Lamont Granby. Here is to many more years serving the 
community of Westchester and the Bronx.

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