[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2013

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
proclamation.
  Whereas, Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church has been 
and continues to be a beacon of light to our State for the past forty 
years; and
  Whereas, Pastor Chris Montrose and the members of the Atlanta 
Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church family today continues to 
uplift and inspire those in our community; and
  Whereas, the Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church 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 communities throughout the 
State of Georgia; 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 forty (40) years by preaching the gospel, teaching the gospel, and 
living the gospel; and
  Whereas, the Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist 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 the 
State of Georgia and the world 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 Atlanta Metropolitan 
Seventh-day Adventist Church family for their leadership and service to 
our district on this the 40th anniversary of their founding;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
March 30, 2013 as Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church Day 
in the 4th Congressional District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 30th day of March, 2013.

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