[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4827-4828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           REV. JULIUS SCIPIO

  (Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, the community calls him 
an advocate for children. However, this reverend from Pickens, South 
Carolina, said he just never wanted to be an elder who sat around and 
criticized youth; therefore he got out and helped the children at risk 
in his community.
  A community service leader who has touched lives and strengthened 
faith, Rev. Julius Scipio is a lifelong minister and a pastor at 
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Anderson, South Carolina.
  Rev. Scipio has also been a strong advocate for the African American 
communities in the upstate of South Carolina, specifically in Anderson, 
Oconee and Pickens Counties. He is said to have blessed the members of 
his congregation through his service.
  In 1994, Rev. Scipio was awarded the national Jefferson Award for his 
dedication to young African American males by creating the Elephant Men 
of Pickens County. He created this faith-based organization to 
represent elephants in the wild that form a circle to surround and 
protect the young in trouble.
  During Black History Month, I thank Rev. Scipio for dedicating 
himself as a public and faith-based servant to protect our at-risk 
youth.

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