[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2094]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WELCOMING REV. BILL SHULER

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Moran) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Rev. Bill Shuler, who 
delivered this morning's invocation. He is the senior pastor of Capital 
Life Church in Arlington, Virginia.
  He and his family moved to the Washington metropolitan area on 
September 1, 2001, just days before 9/11. And in response to the tragic 
events of 9/11, Rev. Shuler launched a prayer center near the Capitol 
out of which formed the Capital Life Church. He is the seventh 
generation in an unbroken line of ministers in the Shuler family. I 
think it might be interesting for the Members to know that Rev. Shuler 
has preached in 30 nations of the world. He served for 8 years as a 
university chaplain and a dean of spiritual affairs at Oral Roberts 
University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  Dr. Billy Graham recently expressed his appreciation for the ``godly 
heritage that continues through the Shuler family.'' In fact, Dr. 
Graham's biographer said that Rev. Shuler's father, evangelist Jack 
Shuler, was ``at least as popular as Billy Graham'' during the 1940s 
and 1950s. And, in fact, Rev. Shuler's grandfather, Robert Shuler, was 
the first of the great radio preachers. He was called Fighting Bob 
Shuler. He pastored the famous Trinity Methodist Church in the heart of 
Los Angeles, California.
  He is joined today by a number of congregants as well as his three 
lovely daughters and beautiful wife.
  We thank Rev. Shuler for gracing this House with our invocation 
today.

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