[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 15681] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HONORING PASTOR RUFUS BRADLEY, SR. ______ HON. DALE E. KILDEE of michigan in the house of representatives Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Pastor Rufus Bradley, Sr. and New Life Ministries as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. A Silver Year Anniversary banquet will be held on September 25th in Saginaw Michigan to commemorate the event. Pastor Bradley has been ministering for over 30 years. He graduated from the United Theological Seminary and the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership. He has studied under several mega church pastors and is well versed in the Purpose Driven Church Concept. As the author of ``Learning My Finances,'' Pastor Bradley conducts seminars to teach day to day budgeting for God's people. He serves on the vision casting team of the Lutheran Association and he is a board member of the Saginaw Clergy Community Development, Inc. As the founding pastor of New Life Ministries, Pastor Bradley has watched the congregation grow to 450 members. In 1999 New Life became a Purpose Driven Ministry with a vision based upon Luke 2:52: ``Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.'' In keeping with this passage, Pastor Bradley guides people to grow intellectually, physically, spiritually and socially. In his continuing call to minister, he founded the ``Mission in the City Movement'' to rebuild Saginaw and to connect people to the Vision, to God and to a Better life. He believes in ministering to the whole person and to grow a healthy, balanced church. Pastor Bradley is joined in his ministry by his wife, Relinda Bradley. She serves as the Teens Ministry overseer. They have two children, June and Rufus, Jr. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in applauding the work of Pastor Rufus Bradley, Sr., and New Life Ministries. I pray they will take the words of the prophets Habakkuk and Isaiah to ``write the vision'' and ``do a new thing'' and go into the community with enthusiasm to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. ____________________