[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2014

  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to and honor the 
Illinois National Baptist State Convention (INBSC) on the occasion of 
the celebration of their 100th year Centennial Anniversary.
  The state affiliate of the National Baptist Convention of America, 
International, INBSC has been formally structured and rooted in the 
Baptist Doctrine since its inception. INBSC has a longstanding 
commitment to the advancement of the Kingdom of God on earth through 
the teachings of Jesus the Christ. Their dedication to Christian 
education, evangelism, and home and foreign missions has been the 
strength of their ministry.
  We are encouraged and uplifted by their efforts to help grow and 
develop church ministries and are reminded of the words of the Apostle 
Paul in his Ephesian writing: ``and he gave some, apostles; and some, 
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for 
the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the 
edifying of the body of Christ.''
  Mr. Speaker, the Illinois National Baptist State Convention has been 
a strong beacon of light in the State of Illinois and indeed the 
nation. I salute their State President, the Reverend Dr. Joel D. 
Taylor, the Convention officers, Member churches and Pastors and pray 
that they remain steadfast and unmovable, always abounding in the work 
of the Lord, knowing that their labor is not in vain in the Lord. I am 
honored to pay tribute to their historic 100th anniversary celebration 
and am privileged to enter these words into the Congressional Record of 
the United States House of Representatives.

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