[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 FIRST AFRIKAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DAY

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 10, 2014

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, First Afrikan Presbyterian Church has been and continues to 
be a beacon of light to our district for the past twenty years; and
  Whereas, Reverend Dr. Mark A. Lomax and the members of the First 
Afrikan Presbyterian Church family today continues to uplift and 
inspire those in our district; and
  Whereas, the First Afrikan Presbyterian 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 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 
twenty (20) 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 DeKalb 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 First Afrikan 
Presbyterian Church family for their leadership and service to our 
District on this the 20th Anniversary of their founding; now therefore, 
I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim December 8, 2013 
as First Afrikan Presbyterian Church Day in the 4th Congressional 
District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 8th day of December, 2013.

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