[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15362]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO SPRINGFIELD MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 7, 2013

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, Springfield Missionary Baptist Church has been and continues 
to be a beacon of light to our district for the past one hundred forty-
one years; and
  Whereas, Pastor Charles W. Levy and the members of the Springfield 
Missionary Baptist Church family today continues to uplift and inspire 
those in our district; and
  Whereas, the Springfield Missionary Baptist Church family has been 
and continues to be a place where citizens are touched spiritually, 
mentally and physically through outreach ministries and community 
partnership to aid in building up our district; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious Church of God has given hope 
to the hopeless, fed the needy and empowered our community for the past 
one hundred forty-one (141) years; and
  Whereas, this Church has produced many spiritual warriors, people of 
compassion, people of great courage, fearless leaders and servants to 
all, but most of all visionaries who have shared not only with their 
Church, but with Newton County their passion to spread the gospel of 
Jesus Christ; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize the Springfield 
Missionary Baptist Church family for their leadership and service to 
our District on this the 141st Anniversary of their founding:
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
October 6, 2013 as Springfield Missionary Baptist Church Day in the 4th 
Congressional District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 6th day of October, 2013.

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