[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 21012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      THE REVEREND NORMAN B. STEEN

  (Mr. HOEKSTRA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to welcome the Reverend 
Norman Steen, pastor of the Christian Reformed Church of Washington, 
D.C. as a guest chaplain for the House of Representatives.
  The Washington, D.C. Christian Reformed Church has a proud history of 
more than 50 years in the District of Columbia. The church was founded 
during World War II by members of the Christian Reformed Church who 
came to Washington from Michigan, Iowa, New Jersey, Washington, and 
California and from throughout the United States in order to serve our 
Nation.
  Since that time, the church has rooted itself in Northeast Washington 
and has seen many changes in this city, all the while serving its 
members and the community around it.
  Reverend Steen has been the pastor of the church since April of 1999. 
Prior to moving with his wife, Barb, he was a minister at a church in 
my hometown, the 14th Street Christian Reformed Church of Holland, 
Michigan. During his distinguished 25-year career as a minister, Norm 
has also served churches in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and Parkersburg, 
Iowa.
  I hope the entire House will join me in welcoming Reverend Norm Steen 
as our guest chaplain today.

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