[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING PASTOR PHILLIP L. FERRELL OF MT. HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 25, 2012

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Pastor Phillip L. 
Ferrell, for his 19\1/2\ years of pastoral service to Mt. Hermon 
Baptist Church and for his eight years of service to the Ministers' 
Alliance of Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Vicinity, where he has served as 
President. As friends and family and community members gather on 
Friday, January 27, 2012, I would like to offer my appreciation for 
Pastor Ferrell's passion, dedication and commitment to Mt. Hermon 
Baptist Church and the Washtenaw County community.
  Pastor Ferrell was born and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and has 
spent a lifetime working to make our community a better place. His 
teachings and influence have not been reserved to the church; however, 
as he has accepted the call to action on several occasions, locally and 
across the State of Michigan. Pastor Ferrell served as a member of 
Governor Jennifer Granholm's Faith Based Advisory committee, as a 
member of the Ypsilanti Public Schools Emergency Crisis Team, as a 
Board Member of the local N.A.A.C.P., and as a member of the Washtenaw 
County Literacy Council. He has also shared his knowledge with our 
young people as an instructor in the Huron Valley District Congress of 
Christian Education, and is currently teaching in the Renaissance 
Christian Leadership School under the National Baptist U.S.A. Sunday 
School Publishing Board.
  Pastor Ferrell has been a trusted leader, a wise teacher, a loving 
husband, father and grandfather, and a dear friend to many. Deborah and 
I are not alone in celebrating the long, meaningful and positive impact 
that Pastor Ferrell and his lovely family have had in my district.

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