[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25717]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING PASTOR CHRIS WILLIAMSON ON THE OCCASION OF SERVING AS 
                           HONORARY CHAPLAIN

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 26, 2009

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Pastor Chris Williamson of Franklin, Tennessee, as he 
serves as the House of Representatives Honorary Chaplain today.
  The music industry brought Pastor Williamson to Middle Tennessee as a 
member of the Christian rap group, Transformation Crusade. As his music 
performance career concluded, however, he felt a calling to the pulpit.
  In 1995, he founded the Strong Tower Bible Church and has built 
Strong Tower into one of Franklin's most dynamic and well-known 
churches. His commitment to racial reconciliation is evident through 
his work as an author, his mission work, as well as the intentional 
multi-ethnic and diverse background of his congregation. He is a 
devoted family man, and I appreciate the opportunity to represent his 
fine family in the Congress.
  Please join me in honoring Pastor Williamson on his service to the 
House of Representatives today, and I wish him only the best in the 
years to come.

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