[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 23751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




WELCOMING DR. VAUGHN BAKER, CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FORT WORTH, 
                                 TEXAS

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas, 
Congresswoman Granger, is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Vaughn 
Baker, his wife, Jacqueline, and his daughter, Amanda, to the House of 
Representatives this morning to lead us in prayer. Dr. Baker is the 
senior pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, 
and has various churches around Texas and the Republic of Ireland.
  Dr. Baker earned his undergraduate degree from Miami University in 
Oxford, Ohio, and worked on his postgraduate degrees at the Perkins 
School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Baker is also 
finishing his doctorate of theology dissertation from the University of 
South Africa in the field of missiology, the area of practical theology 
that investigates the mandate, message, and work of the Christian 
missionary.
  Dr. Baker's family has also made service a core part of their lives. 
Dr. Baker's wife, Jacqueline, is a special education teacher in 
Weatherford, Texas, and his daughter, Amanda, is currently finishing 
two degrees at the University of Texas in Austin. Amanda has been 
involved in overseas education programs and has also been involved with 
mission work in Turkey. Dr. Baker and his wife currently live in 
Weatherford, Texas.
  We thank Dr. Baker very much for leading us in prayer this morning.

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