Bill 5079

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5079
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980423
Primary Sponsor:                Byrd
All Sponsors:                   Byrd, Howard, Allison, Altman,
                                Askins, Bailey, Barfield, Barrett,
                                Battle, Bauer, Baxley, Beck, Boan,
                                Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown,
                                J. Brown, T. Brown, Campsen, Canty,
                                Carnell, Cato, Cave, Chellis, Clyburn,
                                Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Cromer,
                                Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney,
                                Easterday, Edge, Emory, Felder,
                                Fleming, Gamble, Gourdine, Govan,
                                Hamilton, Harrell, A. Harris, Harrison,
                                Harvin, Haskins, Hawkins, J. Hines,
                                M. Hines, Hinson, Inabinett, Jennings,
                                Jordan, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kinon,
                                Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford,
                                Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn,
                                Lloyd, Loftis, Mack, Maddox, Martin,
                                Mason, McAbee, McCraw, McGee, McKay,
                                McLeod, McMahand, McMaster, Meacham,
                                Miller, Moody-Lawrence, Mullen, Neal,
                                Neilson, Phillips, Pinckney, Quinn,
                                Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers,
                                Sandifer, Scott, Seithel, Sharpe,
                                Sheheen, Simrill, D. Smith, F. Smith,
                                J. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille,
                                Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp,
                                Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Whatley,
                                Whipper, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins,
                                Witherspoon, Woodrum, Young and
                                Young-Brickell 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\9853jm.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980428
Subject:                        The Reverend Barry Wright,
                                Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980428  Received from Senate
Senate  19980428  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19980423  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

CONGRATULATING THE REVEREND BARRY WRIGHT OF COLUMBIA ON HIS INSTALLATION AS PASTOR OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH ON SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1998, AND WISHING HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN HIS OUTSTANDING MINISTRY.

Whereas, The Reverend Barry Wright of Columbia is to be installed as Pastor of St. John Baptist Church on Sunday, April 26, 1998; and

Whereas, The Reverend Wright was a student intern at Union Baptist Church in Durham, North Carolina from 1995 to 1996 and served as Associate Pastor of Trinity Missionary Baptist Temple from 1990 to 1994; and

Whereas, he also served as President of Liberty/Bryan BTU Sunday School Area Congress from 1993 to 1994 and was Dean of Education for the Liberty/Bryan BTU Sunday School from 1989 to 1992; and

Whereas, he was General Chairman of the Martin Luther King Observance for Liberty County, Georgia, from 1990 to 1994 and was Pastor of 1st African Baptist Church in 1987; and

Whereas, The Reverend Wright graduated from Duke University's Divinity School in 1997, receiving the Master's in Divinity degree; he graduated from St. Leo's College in 1990 with a B.A. degree in management and also obtained an A.A. degree in liberal arts from St. Leo's in 1987; and he attended South Carolina State in Orangeburg from 1978 to 1981; and

Whereas, his relevant course work has been in New Testament Studies, Old Testament Studies, Church Ministries, Marriage Counseling and the Family, and Church History; and

Whereas, he is a member of Whiterock Baptist Church of Durham, North Carolina, and his convention affiliations include the National Baptist USA, Inc., and Progressive National; he is also a life-long member of the NAACP and a member of the Columbia Ministerial Alliance; and

Whereas, he is an outstanding individual and a truly gifted and dedicated minister of the Gospel; he is respected and admired by all who know him, and St. John Baptist Church is greatly blessed to have him as its pastor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulates The Reverend Barry Wright of Columbia on his installation as Pastor of St. John Baptist Church on Sunday, April 26, 1998, and wishes him continued success and happiness in his outstanding ministry.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to The Reverend Barry Wright.