[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25775]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE REVEREND CHRIS WILLIAMSON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentlewoman from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in 
welcoming Pastor Chris Williamson of Franklin, Tennessee, as he serves 
as our honorary chaplain for today.
  He brings with him today the associate pastor from his church, 
Anthony Hendrix, and also a longtime friend of mine, Scott Roley, who 
is now the senior pastor of Christ Community Church.
  The music industry is really what brought Pastor Williamson to middle 
Tennessee, and as his music performance career ended, however, he 
really 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. My colleagues will be interested to know that Congressman Joe 
Pitts' son and his family attend Strong Tower. His commitment to racial 
reconciliation is evident through his work as an author, his mission 
work, as well as the intentional multiethnic and diverse background of 
his congregation. He is a devoted family man, and I appreciate the 
opportunity to represent his fine family in Congress.
  Please join me in honoring him 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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