[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15763-15764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO REVEREND RANDY LEE WARE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 28, 2012

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor to 
Reverend Randy Lee Ware for his ongoing service to his community.
  Reverend Ware is a native of Brooklyn, New York and now resides in 
Arverne, New York. He received his elementary education at P.S. 191 and 
high school education at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn. He went 
on to continue his education at Staten Island Community College for two 
years. In May 1990 he completed his B.A. degree in Liberal Arts and 
Psychology from the College of New Rochelle and in May 2011 he received 
his Master of Divinity degree from New York Theological Seminary. 
Reverend Ware has been accepted to the doctoral programs at the New 
York Theological Seminary.
  Reverend Ware joined Berean Missionary Baptist Church in 1977 and was 
baptized under the leadership of the late Dr. Hylton L. James. He 
entered the ministry at Berean in 1983 under the leadership of Reverend 
Gus Roman. On April 12, 1992, under the leadership of Dr. Arlee Griffin 
Jr., he was ordained.

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He was an associate minister at Berean Missionary Baptist Church and 
was involved in the Christian Education Department, taught the Young 
Adult Sunday School class and taught at the Berean Bible Institute. He 
served two years as the interim minister at Kenilworth Baptist Church, 
Brooklyn.
  In October 2004, Pastor Ware was appointed 2nd Vice President of the 
Congress of Christian Education for the New York Progressive Baptist 
State Convention, Inc. In August 2005, Pastor Ware preached at the 
Progressive National Baptist Conference's Ministers Seminar in Detroit, 
Michigan. In October 2011, Pastor Ware became the President of the New 
York Progressive Baptist State Convention, Inc. In the same month, he 
was also unanimously voted in as the Moderator of the New York 
Missionary Baptist Association. Reverend Ware also worked at 
Metropolitan Hospital for 21 years and is presently employed at the New 
York City Department of Education.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Reverend Randy Lee Ware as an 
outstanding citizen and commend him on his commitment to his community.

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