[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9548-9549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE 48TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MINISTRY OF PASTOR ERASTUS AND 
                     ELECT LADY ANNIE PEARL GODFREY

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2017

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize the 48th anniversary of Pastor Erastus Godfrey and his 
wife, Elect Lady Annie Pearl Godfrey, serving in the ministry.
  Before his birth, Pastor Godfrey's mother received a prophetic work 
to name him Erastus, because she knew he would grow up to preach the 
gospel.
  Pastor Godfrey was called into the ministry in 1969 at the Mt. Zion 
Missionary Baptist Church. After four years, he was called to be pastor 
at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Silverun, Alabama, for six years. He 
then became pastor of Union Baptist Church in Stewartville, Alabama, 
for 23 years.
  On March 14, 2004, Pastor Godfrey founded the New Beginning 
Ministries in Sylacauga, Alabama, and still serves there today.
  He received his biblical education at Shocco Springs in Talladega, 
Alabama and at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

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  Pastor Godfrey has been married to Elect Lady Annie Pearl Godfrey for 
over 50 years and is a second-generation minister.
  He has three sons, one daughter and a daughter-in-law who have also 
been called into the ministry. His wife is an inspiration to the church 
family at New Beginning Ministries.
  Their children include: Kenneth Collins, Erastus Herbert Godfrey, 
Terry Fuller, Etta Taylor, Jeannette Godfrey, DeForest Godfrey and Mary 
Thompson.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing Pastor Erastus and Elect 
Lady Annie Pearl Godfrey for their 48 years of service in the ministry.