[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11480-11481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING LONGEST SERVING SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, VELMA LEE SEBRING, 
                       FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP

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                             HON. MO BROOKS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 24, 2017

  Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I 
recognize Velma Lee Sebring for her service over the last 74 years as a 
Sunday school teacher at Centerpoint Baptist Church in Scottsboro, 
Alabama.

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  Mrs. Sebring began teaching Sunday school at Centerpoint Baptist 
Church in 1942. Having taught at the same location for approximately 74 
years, she has surpassed the known Guinness World Record for the 
longest serving Sunday school teacher at one church. Mrs. Sebring began 
teaching Sunday school at Randall's Chapel United Methodist Church in 
1938, meaning she has taught for a combined 78 years.
  I believe the education of our young people is of the utmost 
importance. As a son, husband, and father of educators, I have seen 
firsthand the sacrifices they make to invest in the future of our 
children. I appreciate and commend the work Mrs. Sebring has done on 
behalf of the North Alabama community, and I am confident that her work 
to support the spiritual needs of countless children over the years has 
made a lasting, positive impact on numerous generations.
  Mrs. Sebring was married to the late Bill Sebring of Scottsboro, and 
she has three children: Billie Ann Wallace of Northport, Nora Sebring 
of Scottsboro, and Robert Sebring of Scottsboro.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring and thanking Mrs. Sebring 
for her dedication and mentorship across North Alabama.

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