PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PASTOR JEFFREY HAMILTON

On 2026-07-23, Representative Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24) delivered a floor speech titled "PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PASTOR JEFFREY HAMILTON" in the House.

PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PASTOR JEFFREY HAMILTON

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E734] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PASTOR JEFFREY HAMILTON ______ HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON of florida in the house of representatives Thursday, July 23, 2026 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. ____________________