[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9977-9978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING FAIRFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 27, 2010

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker:
  Whereas, Fairfield Baptist Church has been and continues to be a 
beacon of light to our county for the past 125 years; and
  Whereas, Pastor Micheal Benton and the members of the Fairfield 
Baptist Church family today continue to uplift and inspire those in our 
county; and
  Whereas, the Fairfield Baptist Church family has been and continues 
to be a place where citizens are touched spiritually, mentally and 
physically through outreach ministries and community partnership to aid 
in building up our district; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious Church of God has given hope 
to the hopeless, fed the needy and empowered our community for the past 
125 years by preaching the gospel, singing the gospel and living the 
gospel; and
  Whereas, Fairfield has produced many spiritual warriors, people of 
compassion, people of great courage, fearless leaders and servants to 
all, but most of all visionaries who have shared not only with their 
Church, but with DeKalb County and the world their passion to spread 
the gospel of Jesus Christ; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize the Fairfield Baptist 
Church family on their 125th Anniversary and for their leadership and 
service to our District;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
May 16, 2010, as Fairfield Baptist Church Day in the Fourth 
Congressional District.

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