[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING PASTOR KELLY McINERNEY

  (Mr. TURNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to welcome today our 
guest chaplain, Pastor Kelly McInerney, from Wilmington, Ohio, and I 
thank him for leading the House in prayer.
  Paster McInerney has led the congregation at Bible Baptist Church in 
Wilmington since its inception in 1995. The church began as a mission 
project of the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church. Before the construction 
of its first facility in 2001, the congregation met in a storefront, a 
former bank building, and a historic theater in the heart of downtown 
Wilmington. The church's membership and attendance have grown steadily 
each year from a group of 40 charter members to a congregation whose 
average Sunday morning attendance currently averages over 1,000 
persons.
  Pastor McInerney is a respected community leader who is devoted to 
his congregation and his family and his faith. He is currently the 
chaplain for the Southwest District of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 
the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, and the Wilmington City Fire 
Department. As part of his service to the first responders of our 
community, Pastor McInerney also holds annual Law Enforcement 
Appreciation Day at his church. The event recognizes outstanding 
members of the law enforcement community and pays tribute to all the 
officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty in the history 
of Clinton County.
  His family includes his wife Theresa, and his sons Kenton and Kaden. 
It is with great pleasure that I welcome Pastor McInerney and his 
family to Washington, and I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking 
our guest chaplain for his thoughtful and inspirational words.

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