IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 71 
Honoring the life of Dr. D. James Kennedy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2011 
Mr. STEARNS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Dr. D. James Kennedy. 
Whereas D. James Kennedy was born in Augusta, Georgia in 
1930; 
Whereas D. James Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Arts from 
the University of Tampa, a Master of Divinity from Co-
lombia Theological Seminary, a Master of Theology from 
Chicago Graduate School of Theology, and a Ph.D. from 
New York University; 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy took over a congregation of 45 people 
meeting in a school cafeteria in 1959 and built it into the 
10,000 member Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort 
Lauderdale, Florida; 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy served Coral Ridge Presbyterian 
Church as senior pastor for 48 years; 
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Whereas Decision magazine named Coral Ridge Presbyterian 
Church one of the ‘‘Five Great Churches of North Amer-
ica’’; 
Whereas in 1962, Dr. Kennedy founded Evangelism Explo-
sion International, the first Christian organization in his-
tory to establish its ministry in all 211 nations in the 
world; 
Whereas through the efforts of Evangelism Explosion, nearly 
5,000,000 people professed faith in Christ in 2006 alone; 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy established the Evangelism Explosion 
Prison Ministry, training members of the church to visit 
and minister to those who are incarcerated and offering 
positive alternatives to involvement with crime; 
Whereas in 2003, Dr. Kennedy also established Seniors 
Evangelism Explosion, a ‘‘Ministry to those often Forgot-
ten,’’ training church members to visit the elderly in 
nursing homes, extended care facilities, convalescent cen-
ters and also visiting shut-ins; 
Whereas in 1989, Dr. Kennedy established Knox Theological 
Seminary to prepare and equip Christians for ministry; 
Whereas in 1995, Dr. Kennedy launched the Center for 
Christian Statesmanship, a Capitol Hill outreach group 
that offered Bible studies to Members of Congress and 
their staff; 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy also founded the Center for Reclaim-
ing America, to engage people in the political process; 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy hosted, ‘‘The Coral Ridge Hour,’’ one 
of the Nation’s most widely syndicated religious programs 
reaching as many as 3,500,000 people each week; 
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Whereas Dr. Kennedy’s broadcasts of ‘‘The Coral Ridge 
Hour’’ aired on more than 400 stations and 4 cable net-
works, including Trinity Broadcasting Network and the 
NRB Network, as well as broadcast to more than 150 
countries on the Armed Forces Network; 
Whereas in 2005, Dr. Kennedy was inducted into the Na-
tional Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame; 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy wrote more than 65 books over his 
lifetime, the first being ‘‘Evangelism Explosion,’’ which 
has sold over 1,500,000 copies; and 
Whereas Dr. Kennedy lived modestly and was never tainted 
by any moral or financial scandal: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the 
occasion of the death of Dr. D. James Kennedy— 
(1) mourns Dr. Kennedy’s passing and ex-
presses its deepest condolences to his family, includ-
ing Mrs. Anne Kennedy, his loving wife of 51 years, 
and his daughter Mrs. Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy; 
and 
(2) honors Dr. Kennedy’s lifetime of service 
and sacrifice to his God, his country, the ideals of 
the Christian faith, and his work that provided hope 
to millions, and inspired them to build community 
through service to those around them. 
Æ 
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