[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING REVEREND DR. JOHN SLOOP

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Goodlatte) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce and welcome the 
Reverend Dr. John Sloop, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in 
Harrisonburg, Virginia, a church that has grown to over 1,100 members 
and over 500 attendees for Sunday services. Dr. Sloop has served the 
First Presbyterian Church and the Harrisonburg community since he 
received his calling in 1986.
  Dr. Sloop is passionate about seeing the Presbyterian Church renewed 
and growing again, and he has been actively involved in Presbyterian 
for Renewal, the Presbyterian Coalition, the Confessing Church 
movement, and has served on the board of the Presbyterian Outreach 
Foundation.
  Dr. Sloop and his wife of 41 years, Gwen, are the proud parents of 
three children and two sons-in-law and have been blessed by five 
grandchildren. We welcome Dr. Sloop's family and other guests who join 
us today.
  And I am honored to call Dr. Sloop a constituent and a friend, and I 
offer the thanks of this entire body today for his delivering the 
opening prayer.

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