[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10058-10059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING PASTOR WILLIE JACKSON ON HIS TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF MINISTRY

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the steadfast and 
sacrificial service of Pastor Willie James Jackson, Sr., of Union 
Missionary Baptist Church in Muncie, Indiana. Pastor Jackson has been a 
leader not only in his church, but in his community, for twenty five 
years now, and I applaud his work and dedication.
  Pastor Jackson became the shepherd of Union Missionary Baptist Church 
in 1986. His heart for service and missions has taken him across the 
country and the continent of Africa, but he has never forgotten his 
community at home. He has served on many civic, community, and 
religious organizations in Muncie and the surrounding area, and he is 
currently a member of the Collective Coalition of Concerned Clergy, 
third vice-president of the Northeastern district Sunday School and BTU 
Congress, board member on the Whitely Neighborhood Association, and is 
a board member for the Muncie Black Expo.
  Those who know Pastor Jackson know him as a kind and generous man. He 
strives to unify and bring together people from all walks of life, and 
he is greatly respected throughout the community. A loving husband, 
father to

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three children, and grandfather to two grandchildren, Pastor Jackson 
has also mentored and cared for countless others in the community and 
in his church over his many years of ministry.
  I congratulate Pastor Jackson for his twenty five influential years 
of service, and thank him for his many contributions to the community 
and to the sixth district of Indiana. His impact will be felt for years 
to come, and I wish him the best in his continued service and ministry.

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