Pastor Frank Rice
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Hookerton, NC
Sponsor: Rep. Don Davis, (D-NC)
Date of Prayer: 03/06/2025
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
Mr. Speaker, with honor I stand before you to introduce Pastor Frank Rice, an extraordinary man of faith and a true pillar in our community.
Originally from West Virginia, he felt God's call on his life at the age of 13. He dedicated his youth to studying theology, and it was at Southeastern College where he met the love of his life, Janelle. Together they were blessed with four wonderful children.
For 25 years, Pastor Rice has devoted his life to ministry in eastern North Carolina, including the past 12 years as the senior pastor at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church and administrator of Mount Calvary Christian Academy in Hookerton, North Carolina.
However, his work doesn't stop there. Hailing from a long line of veterans, Pastor Rice has a deep commitment to our men and women in uniform, constantly reaching out to offer them God's Word.
He is also known for God and Country Day to honor the first responders: fire and rescue, EMS, law enforcement, government officials, and all branches of the military.
I am incredibly proud to call Pastor Rice a beloved member of my home community.
Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor I present him today. Pastor Rice's passion for God's work truly inspires me. He challenges each and every one of us to walk boldly in our faith, striving to make the world a better place through our actions and devotion to God.
Mr. Speaker, I thank him for this morning's prayer.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Father, I love You and I thank You for the privilege of being an American. I am thankful to live in a nation whose Founders understood the importance of the providence of God, if our country would succeed.
It was Benjamin Franklin who reminded his countrymen at the constitutional convention:
‘‘If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without [H]is notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without [H]is aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings that ‘except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' ''
So this morning, I ask You, Heavenly Father, to guide our elected officials of this 119th Congress as they continue to be tools used by You to build the house.
Please grant them wisdom, guidance, boldness, empathy, protection, stamina, and courage as they represent us in these sacred Halls. May they live each day by the motto, ‘‘Duty is ours, results are God's.
I ask all of this in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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