September 6, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 142 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1092]
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         GENERATIONS OF PASTORAL LEADERSHIP: REV. E.V. HILL II

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 6, 2019

  Ms. BASS. Madam Speaker, I mourn with the family, friends and 
congregation of Rev. Edward V. Hill II, who passed away suddenly on 
August 12 at the age of 52.
  He pastored at both Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Spirit of 
Zion Church in Los Angeles, California, and thousands are expected to 
honor him at homegoing services to be held at West Angeles Church of 
God in Christ.
  Rev. Hill was the son of famed preacher and evangelist E.V. Hill, who 
Time Magazine once honored as one of the seven most outstanding 
preachers in the United States, and who Ebony Magazine listed as one of 
the 15 greatest Black preachers. Proud of his heritage, Rev. Hill had 
built his own considerable reputation and spoke frequently at churches 
across the country. His colleagues in ministry have noted how he took 
his father's mantle and wore it with grace. Bishop Charles Blake noted 
that ``My world is diminished since he is no longer in it.''
  From a very young age, Rev. Hill showed a strong interest in Bible 
study and prayer, and a commitment to church service and revivals. He 
grew up in Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern 
California, earning a degree in Communications with a minor in Spanish. 
Following his father's counsel he enrolled in Pepperdine School of Law, 
but soon realized his true passion for the ministry which would become 
his life-long pursuit.
  That passion led him to devote his energy to learning every aspect of 
the Mt. Zion Ministry, then to the senior pastorship of Calvary Temple 
Pentecostal Holiness Church and finally, on his father's passing, to 
take the reins at Mt. Zion himself in 2005. He sought new ways to 
engage people, and was known for his active music ministries and 
revivals. He brought creativity and dynamic preaching to his work to 
help change people's lives for the better.
  I offer my sincere condolences to his family, friends and 
congregants. He will be remembered for his compassion, his creativity, 
his powerful oratory, and his life-long dedication to preaching the 
gospel.

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