[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21216]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE REVEREND DR. BENNY TATE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Westmoreland) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to our 
guest chaplain for the day here in the House, the Reverend Dr. Benny 
Tate. Dr. Tate has served the members of Rock Springs Congregational 
Methodist Church in Milner, Georgia, for 20 years, and I'm honored to 
count him as a friend.
  Dr. Tate is a leader among God's followers. He's well known in 
Georgia for delivering powerful, informative, and even life-changing 
messages from the pulpit of his church and from behind the microphone 
of his radio show, Apples of Gold, which is broadcast statewide on 15 
stations.
  Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church has thrived during Dr. 
Tate's tenure. The church has grown from 35 members when he took the 
helm 20 years ago to more than 4,600 worshippers today.
  The church has put those resources into the service of God's people 
and the church's community. Every day, Rock Springs teaches the next 
generation to live by biblical principles at Rock Springs Christian 
Academy. Dr. Tate's church also conducts a prison ministry and a 
nursing home ministry, and it sponsors a medical clinic for the 
uninsured. Georgia's Third District is privileged to have wise and 
selfless religious leaders such as Dr. Tate. It's a great honor to have 
him with us here today.

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