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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. FREDERICA S. WILSON
of florida
in the house of representatives
Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, from the 24th District of the great state of Florida, I rise today to recognize the late Pastor Jeffrey N. Hamilton, a faithful-servant of God, an advocate for education, community activist, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. I include in the Record the following proclamation:
Whereas, in 1991, as a member of Mt. Tabor Missionary
Baptist Church, Pastor Jeffrey Hamilton was called into the
ministry. After moving his membership to Mt. Olive Missionary
Baptist Church, he was ordained to teach the word of God and
went on to serve as the youth minister at Greater Peace
Missionary Baptist Church. In 2006, he was called to pastor
at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church and then went on to
establish his own church, the New Life Christian Worship
Center Family in Miami's Liberty City;
Whereas, Pastor Hamilton was considered a beacon of light
by his congregation and his community, and was affectionately
called “Coach Ham” by the thousands of children he worked
with through numerous community organizations, including the
Children of Inmates and The Drug Free Coalition, the Miami
Dade County School Board, the Healthy Mind Healthy Heart
Program, the Hosanna Community Baptist Church Foundation, and
the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project;
Whereas, Pastor Hamilton believed that education is an
essential building block to success and, as a strong believer
in the expression “practice what you preach,” went back to
school to farther his education and pursed a master's degree
in divinity and special education from St. Thomas University
and from Nova University;
Whereas, Pastor Hamilton's passion for students was
unmatched and he touched the lives of elementary, middle and
high school students across Miami-Dade; and
Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Frederica S. Wilson,
a Member of the United States House of Representatives,
representing the 24th Congressional District of Florida, am
honored to pay tribute to the late Pastor Jeffrey Hamilton,
for his passion and devotion to God, his church, to our
students and community.