[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8892]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF JACKSON MEMORIAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating Jackson Memorial Temple Church of God in Christ as 
it celebrates 65 years of fellowship and worship in my hometown of 
Flint Michigan. Jackson Memorial will commemorate this event with two 
days of festivities on August 12 and 13.
  Founded in December 1941 by Reverend Leo J. Jackson as the Pilgrim 
Temple Church of God in Christ, the first services were held on the 
same day Pearl Harbor was bombed. After Reverend Jackson passed away 
the church was re-named in his memory. Bishop H. J. Williams is the 
current pastor and along with First Lady, Mother Iola Williams, he 
provides the leadership, inspiration and example of a life in Christ to 
the congregation and community.
  Dedicating their lives to Jesus Christ, the congregation is pledged 
to the following beliefs: That there is one God, eternally existent in 
three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. In 
the Blessed Hope, which is the Rapture of the Church of God, which is 
in Christ, at His return. That the only means of being cleansed from 
sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus 
Christ. That regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for 
personal salvation. That the redemptive work of Christ on the cross 
provides healing for the human body, in answer to believing in prayer. 
That the baptism in the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4 is given to 
believers who ask for it. In the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, 
by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy and 
separated life in this present world.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Jackson Memorial Temple 
Church of God in Christ as it celebrates their 65th anniversary. I 
commend them for 65 years of joyful service to the community and pray 
they will continue to provide spiritual guidance to the residents of 
Flint for many years to come.

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