[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12859]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF REVEREND KENNETH MARCUS

  (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 
service of a very influential spiritual leader within the Marietta 
community, Reverend Kenneth Marcus, the Senior Pastor of Turner Chapel 
A.M.E. Church.
  Reverend Marcus came to America from the Island of Trinidad in 1975 
to pursue a higher education. He received his undergraduate degree from 
Morris Brown College and master of business from Atlanta University. He 
first felt called to preach while in college, and then attended Emory, 
where he received a master of divinity in theology.
  Reverend Marcus is very well respected at Turner Chapel, as he 
transformed a small church of just over 150 people to a large 
congregation consisting of over 6,000 members today. Most notably, the 
African Methodist Episcopal University in Monrovia, Liberia, conferred 
the doctor of divinity degree on Reverend Marcus in recognition of his 
impact on the city of Marietta.
  Mr. Speaker, Reverend Marcus's wife is also his co-pastor, the 
Reverend Cassandra Marcus, and I send them both my best wishes.

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