{"id":19606,"date":"2023-07-21T10:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=19606"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:24:29","slug":"sen-ossoff-commends-antioch-baptist-church-pastor-rev-kenneth-martin-on-his-retirement","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-commends-antioch-baptist-church-pastor-rev-kenneth-martin-on-his-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Commends Antioch Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Kenneth Martin on His Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Augusta, Ga.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is recognizing Antioch Baptist Church Pastor Reverend Kenneth B. Martin on his recent retirement by presenting him with an Official U.S. Senate Commendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Martin led his last Sunday Service on May 28, and the community joined together to celebrate his lifetime of service earlier in April. While he is retiring, Rev. Martin will remain active in the church\u2019s ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 37 years, Reverend Martin has led a life of service and devotion as Antioch Baptist Church\u2019s longest-serving pastor. He also served as a former&nbsp;President of the 10th District of General Missionary Baptist Convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please find Sen. Ossoff\u2019s Official U.S. Senate Commendation to Antioch Baptist Church Pastor Reverend Kenneth B. Martin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/crec\/2023\/07\/12\/169\/119\/CREC-2023-07-12-pt1-PgS2355.pdf\">here in the Congressional Record<\/a>&nbsp;and below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. President, I rise to commend Reverend Doctor Kenneth B. Martin of Antioch Baptist Church in Augusta on his retirement and lifelong service to the Augusta community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor 37 years, Reverend Martin has led a life of service and devotion as Antioch Baptist Church\u2019s longest-serving pastor. He also served as a former&nbsp;President of the 10th District of General Missionary Baptist Convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder his leadership and spiritual guidance, the Antioch Baptist Church community has been able to establish more than 30 ministries that give members of the community access to vital transportation, nutrition, and health care services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReverend Martin has made it his mission to serve those around him, and his inspiring work \u2014 rooted in spiritual growth and development \u2014 has transformed the lives of many in his community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. President, as Georgia\u2019s U.S. Senator, I commend and recognize Reverend Doctor Kenneth B. Martin for his service to the Augusta community and the State of Georgia and join his family, friends, congregation, and the entire community in celebrating his retirement.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augusta, Ga.&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is recognizing Antioch Baptist Church Pastor Reverend Kenneth B. Martin on his recent retirement by presenting him with an Official U.S. Senate Commendation. Rev. Martin led his last Sunday Service on May 28, and the community joined together to celebrate his lifetime of service earlier in April. While he [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19606","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/19606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/19606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19608,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/19606\/revisions\/19608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}