[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 9944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING THE REVEREND MAURY DAVIS

  (Mr. COOPER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, we welcome today Pastor Maury Davis, who 
delivered our prayer.
  Pastor Davis was arrested at age 18 for the crime of first-degree 
murder. Following his trial and conviction, he served 8\1/2\ years in 
the Texas Department of Corrections. During his incarceration, Maury 
found his Savior in Jesus Christ and led a revival among his fellow 
prisoners.
  Following his unexpected release from prison, Maury served on the 
pastoral staff of Calvary Temple in Irving, Texas, under the leadership 
of Dr. J. Don George where he served as the Youth Pastor. There he met 
and married his wife, Gail, and in 1986 they became the parents of 
triplets, Gabrielle, Danielle and Galen. In 1994 their son, Dillon, was 
added to their family.
  After 5 years at Calvary Temple, Maury answered the call to full-time 
evangelism and the young family traveled across the United States 
preaching in churches, youth camps, Bible schools and speaking to teens 
in public schools.
  In 1991, after preaching one Sunday at the 250-member Cornerstone 
Church in Madison, Tennessee, Maury was offered the position of Senior 
Pastor. He accepted that appointment and has led Cornerstone to its 
current average attendance of 2,200 people every Sunday. He is also 
serving as an Executive Presbyter of the Tennessee District of the 
Assemblies of God.
  We welcome Pastor Maury Davis to the House of Representatives today.

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