[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18058]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO PASTOR KENNETH L. BARNEY, SR.

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2008

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
Pastor Kenneth L. Barney, Sr., upon the celebration on his 30th 
pastoral anniversary.
  In July 1978, Pastor Barney and his wife, Sister Ellen Barney, 
accepted a pastorship at the Oakcrest Community Baptist Church in 
Laurel, Maryland. At the time, their congregation consisted of 
approximately seven members. As time went on, the membership began to 
grow, with worshippers coming from areas across the region. As an 
increasing number of members hailed from Baltimore, Pastor Barney and 
the congregation relocated to Randallstown in Baltimore County.
  In March 1988, 10 years after becoming pastor at the Oakcrest 
Community Baptist Church, Pastor Barney and his congregation officially 
changed its name to the New Antioch Baptist Church. New Antioch Baptist 
Church is currently ministering to over 4,000 members through Pastor 
and Sister Barney and other church leaders.
  In addition to his pastoral duties, Pastor Barney has delivered 
addresses at national councils and participated as a ``Discussion 
Leader'' in the 2008 Oxford Round Table held in Oxford, England. In 
addition, Pastor Barney traveled to Morocco as part of a 2004 U.S. 
delegation invited by King Mohammed VI. Along with his fellow 
delegates, Pastor Barney participated in a Muslim-Evangelical Christian 
dialogue with Moroccan heads of government and university students to 
help develop a friendship between the Muslim community in Morocco and 
the Christian community in the United States.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor Pastor 
Kenneth Barney on the occasion of his 30th pastoral anniversary. The 
small congregation with whom he began his pastorship thirty years ago 
has multiplied into a membership of over 4,000 under his guidance. It 
is with great pride that I congratulate Pastor Barney on his 
significant contributions to the faith community in Maryland and around 
the world.

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