[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12212]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     HONORING BISHOP R.T. JONES JR.

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2000

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and 
work of Bishop R.T. Jones Jr. A staple of the Philadelphia Public 
School System, Bishop Jones has devoted his life to serving the people 
of Philadelphia.
  Bishop Jones founded the Christian Tabernacle Church of God in Christ 
in Chester, Pennsylvania where he served as pastor for nine years. He 
has served as the Bishop of Delaware and as District Superintendent for 
Southeastern Pennsylvania under the late Bishop R.T Jones Sr. Bishop 
Jones currently serves as the founding president of the Philadelphia 
Azusa Fellowship, Co-Chairman of the Philadelphia Interfaith Clergy 
Association, Chairman of the Shriners Children's Medical Center's 
Community Advisory Committee and as Chairman of the Christian 
Tabernacle Improvement and Development Corporation's Board of 
Directors.
  Aside from his religious service, Mr. Jones has proven himself to be 
a valuable manager for the Philadelphia Housing Authority. During his 
eight years with PHA, he has received numerous accolades for his 
management abilities.
  R.T. Jones Jr. has held positions of great importance throughout the 
Philadelphia area and has received numerous awards and achievements. 
Among those who know him personally he is not only thought of as a 
great teacher and great preacher but as a child of God.

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