[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING REVEREND RONALD B. CHRISTIAN

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, back in my home State of New Jersey, we had 
the honor of having a going-home celebration for a remarkable 
individual from my community. He was known as Reverend Ron. His name 
was Ronald B. Christian.
  Reverend Ron's ministry was unique because Reverend Ron looked at the 
least of us and took them in without judgment to help them with their 
ills, whether they have drug issues or issues with the criminal justice 
system.
  He never, never judged because he had seen the worst that life could 
show you because he had gone through some of it himself. And one day 
God stood him up and said: Now serve my people.
  This great man passed away several weeks ago, but I wanted to honor 
him on the floor of the United States Congress. He was a unique 
individual. He was one of God's children.
  On the outside of his church, it said ``Sinners welcome,'' and he 
never wavered, and he never turned his back. We will miss the Reverend 
Ronald B. Christian from Christian Love Baptist Church.

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