Paul Powell Guest Chaplain of the House

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Tyler man who took the podium as guest chaplain of the U.S. House Tuesday morning is a towering figure in the Texas Baptist community. Congressman Louie Gohmert of Tyler offered his personal thanks to Dr. Paul W. Powell, saying, �He brings wisdom, accountability, growth, life, and light wherever he serves and truly has a heart after God�s own.�

Powell, currently interim pastor of First Baptist Church of Tyler, was the longtime spiritual leader of Green Acres Baptist Church. That�s the house of worship Gohmert attends, and the one where he and Powell first became friends in the early 1980s. Powell�s also Dean Emeritus of Baylor University�s Truett Theological Seminary and has served in numerous other capacities. �But of most importance to me,� adds Gohmert, �he has been a friend, mentor, confidant, encourager, and inspiration. May God bless Paul Powell and his family.�