[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REVEREND CHARLES E. SMITH

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2009

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I have the honor of welcoming and 
recognizing Reverend Charles E. Smith, who just gave the opening prayer 
before Congress this 13th day of May, 2009. Reverend Smith is the 
Pastor at Berea Baptist Church in Forest Hill, Texas. He is joined 
today by his wife Gloria, his children, and several members of his 
family and church congregation.
  Reverend Smith is a native of Texas and a longtime resident of Fort 
Worth, where he and his wife live with their six children. A graduate 
of the Southern Bible Institute and of the University of Texas at 
Arlington, Reverend Smith has served as a spiritual foundation in his 
community for over 25 years.
  Madam Speaker, I commend Reverend Smith for his long-standing service 
to Fort Worth and to the members of his congregation whom he has so 
capably served. It is my pleasure to have Reverend Smith here today, 
and an honor to represent him in the 26th Congressional District of 
Texas.

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