[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17827-17828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNITION OF REVEREND LINWOOD D. ROUSE

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the ministry of 
Reverend Linwood D. Rouse, Pastor of Macedonia Original Freewill (OFW) 
Baptist Church in Piscataway, New Jersey. For 26 years, Reverend Rouse 
has served as a pillar of his church and community. His rock-solid 
faith and commitment toward helping others deserves recognition.
  Reverend Rouse, the second of eight children born to David and 
Lorraine Rouse, moved to New Jersey from his birthplace of Washington, 
D.C. in 1963. He is a graduate of the Dr. Howard Anderson 
Interdenominational School of Divinity Southern Baptist Seminary 
Extension and Philadelphia Biblical University, from which he holds a 
degree of Associate of Biblical Studies. Starting out as an organist 
and choir director, he soon was made a church trustee. He eventually 
found himself called to minister. After his first sermon in June of 
1978, he was licensed to preach at Macedonia OFW, was ordained on 
October 19th, 1979, and in 1984, became pastor.
  For over two decades, Reverend Rouse has served his community with a 
diligence, steadfastness, compassion, and faith that is inspirational. 
He has worked tirelessly as an advocate for his church, securing 
building space for the schooling of his congregation's youngest 
members. Under his care, numerous community programs have grown, such 
as the Horns of Joshua, a youth outreach program that targets children 
and families going through times of crisis. And he was the creator of 
Caring Hand of New Jersey Inc., which serves as a Bible School and 
includes a Child Care Program. He is a board member of the Piscataway 
Township Board of Ethics, vice president of the Middlesex County Board 
of Ethics, president of District Union No. 1 of Central Jersey, and a 
board member of Piscataway Township's Turn-on Youth Coalition. His 
other positions in the community include Chaplin of the Holmes Marshall 
Vol. Fire Co., chaplain and then delegate of the National Police 
Defense Foundation, member of United Chaplin International, treasurer 
of the Middlesex Central Baptist Association of New Jersey, Inc., and 
member of the Singing Pastors of Piscataway.

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  Madam Speaker, I sincerely hope that my colleagues will join me in 
recognizing Reverend Rouse's work. His supporters and friends will be 
honoring his 26th Pastoral Anniversary on Sunday, October 10, 2010. Let 
us join them in acknowledging and honoring the values his life of 
service shows.

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