[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23397]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING GREATER HOLY TEMPLE MINISTRIES

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2003

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating the Greater Holy Ministries Church of God in 
Christ as they celebrate 40 years guiding the people of Flint in the 
worship of the Lord.
  In 1963, now Bishop Roger Lee Jones came to my hometown of Flint at 
the invitation of the late Bishop John Seth Bailey and organized an 
additional congregation for the members of the Church of God in Christ 
living in the area. The first service was held in a building on Genesee 
Road. The congregation settled on the name of Greater Holy Temple and 
shortly after, Elder Jones moved the congregation to a location on 
Mildred Street. Under his spiritual and apostolic direction, the 
congregation grew. Through their baptism in the Holy Spirit the members 
were inspired to spread the Word of God as revealed in the Bible 
throughout the area. The expanding membership required a larger home. 
In September 1978 the grand opening of the permanent sanctuary was 
consecrated.
  Taking encouragement from the words in Zechariah 4:6 ``Not by might, 
nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts,'' the members 
of the Greater Holy Temple Ministries have worked tirelessly to help 
those with physical and spiritual wants. Their belief in the 
sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit sustains them through the task of 
providing for the less fortunate. Through their efforts they reflect 
the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
  Bishop Jones has provided guidance to his flock and he has been 
called upon to lead at the national and state levels. In 1968 he was 
elected to serve as Chairman of the national board of Trustees. He was 
appointed Bishop of the Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of 
Southwestern Michigan in 1985.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to rise with me and 
applaud the work of the Greater Holy Temple Ministries Church of God in 
Christ as they celebrate 40 years of enthusiastic and motivating labor 
on behalf of the Lord.

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