MS HR190

Commends and congratulates Pastor Dr. Joe Willie May on his retirement as pastor of Anderson United Methodist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, a 4,000-member congregation

Recognizes Dr. May's 45-year ministerial career beginning in 1978, including service as pastor, District Superintendent of the Cleveland District, and Administrative Assistant to the Bishop in the Mississippi Conference of The United Methodist Church

Acknowledges his educational background including degrees from Rust College, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Rust College in 1995

Notes Dr. May became the first African American to lead the Mississippi delegation to General Conference in 1996 and was endorsed for the office of Bishop in 2003

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to Pastor Dr. Joe Willie May and the Capitol Press Corps