[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO REVEREND LOUIS L. FERGUSON

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, this year, Reverend Louis L. Ferguson is celebrating his 
third year in pastoral leadership as Pastor of Greater Friendship 
Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia, he has provided stellar 
leadership to his church and community; and
  Whereas, Reverend Louis L. Ferguson under the guidance of God has 
pioneered and sustained Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church as 
an instrument in our community that uplifts the spiritual, physical and 
mental welfare of our citizens; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man of God has given hope to 
the hopeless and is a beacon of light to those in need; and
  Whereas, Reverend Ferguson is a spiritual warrior, a man of 
compassion, a fearless leader and a servant to all, but most of all a 
visionary who has shared not only with his Church, but with our state 
and the nation his 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 Reverend Louis L. 
Ferguson, as he celebrates his anniversary in pastoral leadership; now 
therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim March 
15, 2014 as Reverend Louis L. Ferguson Day in the 4th Congressional 
District.
  Proclaimed, this 15th day of March, 2014.

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