[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING REV. NATHAN MEADOR

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  I want to welcome Rev. Nathan Meador to the Chamber today. Pastor 
Meador is the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton, Illinois. He 
has served in this capacity since August of 2003. He currently serves 
as a vicarage supervisor and resident field education adviser to 
several students from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Elected in 2006, 
he is also a member of the Southern Illinois District of the Lutheran 
Church Missouri Synod's Board for Congregational Support.
  In Staunton, Rev. Meador is proud to serve as the chaplain for the 
Staunton Volunteer Fire Department, treasurer of the Staunton Area 
Clergy Association and chairman of the Board of Trustees for the 
Staunton Education Foundation.
  Born January 29, 1970, in Highland, Illinois, Rev. Meador spent his 
entire childhood as a resident of Edwardsville, Illinois. He is a 1988 
graduate of Metro-East Lutheran High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, 
and my former student. He continued his education at Concordia 
University Wisconsin, earning a bachelor of arts with a double major in 
pre-seminary studies and theological languages. A master of divinity 
degree was earned from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, in 
1996.
  His first call was to serve a dual parish in Sheldon and Gilman, 
Wisconsin. There he served Trinity and Zion as pastor for 2 years. In 
1998 he accepted the call to serve as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in 
rural Wausau, Wisconsin. He served in this capacity until August 2003 
when he accepted the call to serve in Staunton, Illinois.
  Rev. Meador is married to Jill Jaeger and has been married for 15 
years. They have three children: Joseph, 11; Beth, 8; and Andrew, 4.
  When not being a parish pastor, Rev. Meador enjoys officiating high 
school and youth athletics and playing golf.
  Welcome, Nathan.

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