[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING PASTOR CHARLES McGOWAN

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor a man who has been 
a role model for me and my 2,500 fellow church members in how to honor 
the Lord and serve our brothers and sisters. He has shown us the path 
to both living a life of service and leaving a legacy of service.
  Charles McGowan, the senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in 
Nashville, Tennessee, is retiring. His decades of service to 
congregations and his mission outreach are a testament to the good a 
single man can do when firmly planted in a place by God. Under Pastor 
McGowan's leadership, we have developed a strong extension training 
site for the Covenant Theological Seminary. And in a time when we seek 
international understanding, our congregation, guided by Pastor 
McGowan, has forged a Ukraine partnership that has led to the Ukraine 
Biblical Seminary in Kiev.
  Not only has Charles served his country as a man of God, he has 
served his country as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, Military 
Intelligence. Pastor McGowan and his wife Alice found time to raise a 
family of four children. Charles and Alice McGowan have shared 
generously with us. Theirs is truly the story of a life of grace, a 
life dedicated to others, and to their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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