[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND LARRY PHILLIPS

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from North Carolina 
(Mr. Coble) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that you accepted our nomination 
of Surry County minister and commissioner, Larry Phillips from Mount 
Airy, to lead the House with the opening prayer. In the short time that 
I have represented Surry County, I have come to know Larry as an 
outstanding elected official and a principled and thoughtful person.
  Reverend Phillips is currently serving in his 25th year as senior 
pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Mount Airy, which is affiliated with 
the Southern Baptist Convention. He is a graduate of Liberty Baptist 
Theological Seminary, holds a master of arts in biblical studies, and 
is completing his master's of religious education.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been said in North Carolina there are more 
Baptists than there are North Carolinians, and Reverend Phillips and 
his family belong to that very distinguished group.
  Larry Phillips was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, and has 
been married to Melinda Gay Johnson Phillips for 36 years and is father 
to Andrea and Darren, father-in-law to Meagan, and grandfather to 
Madison and Branson.
  Larry Phillips was elected to the Surry County Board of Commissioners 
in 2012 and serves on the County Commissioners Economic Development 
Task Force, including the North Carolina Association of County 
Commissioners and Board of Directors.
  We are pleased, Mr. Speaker, to have Larry Phillips as our guest 
chaplain today.

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