[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14244]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF DR. C.O. GRINSTEAD

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. 
C.O. Grinstead, who will celebrate his 35th year as pastor to the 
congregation of Trinity Baptist Church, in Oxford, Alabama, on June 27, 
2004.
  During these 35 years, Dr. Grinstead has participated in evangelistic 
meetings and revivals in 43 countries around the world and served as 
music evangelist for the Tom Williams Evangelistic Ministries. He was 
moderator of the Southwide Baptist Fellowship, and he is now on the 
board of the Alabama Christian Education Association. Dr. Grinstead was 
instrumental in beginning Trinity Christian Academy, a Christian school 
of over 300 students, and two Christian radio stations reaching 24 
counties.
  Dr. Grinstead was born in Gary, Indiana, and in 1962, graduated from 
Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He received his 
doctorate from Florida Bible College in 1989, and then served as 
Associate Pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida for 
over seven years before moving to Alabama.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join the congregation of Trinity Baptist 
Church as they honor Dr. Grinstead for his commitment to their church 
and its congregation.

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