[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO THE REV. G. VINCENT LEWIS, CHIEF MINISTERIAL OFFICER AND 
  EXECUTIVE PASTOR OF ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF CAROL CITY

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to one of our 
community's most outstanding and experienced church leaders, the Rev. 
G. Vincent Lewis, Executive Pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist 
Church. The members and supporters of the congregation celebrated the 
30th Anniversary of his pastorate on Sunday, July 23, 2006, in a happy 
event held at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Carol City.
  Rev. Lewis represents the vocation of a Good Shepherd who attends to 
his flock in ways we can never fathom. As Executive Pastor and Chief 
Ministerial Officer, he exudes the knowledge and pragmatism of a man 
who is capable of making good things happen in the corporal world while 
also teaching the ways of God. He has tirelessly worked to enlighten 
our community on the agenda of spiritual wisdom and good governance 
impacting our duties and responsibilities to the less fortunate.
  Rev. Lewis' timely and persevering leadership at Antioch Missionary 
Baptist Church of Carol City is genuinely commendable. As a man of God 
and as a community leader, he has indeed earned our deepest respect and 
admiration.
  We congratulate Reverend Lewis and thank him for his many years of 
service in the Vineyard of the Lord. He continues to teach us to live 
by the noble ethic of loving God and by serving our fellow human 
beings, and our fervent hope is for his continued health and success as 
be begins his fourth decade of service.

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