2001-2002 Bill 4179: Reverend Silas Mims, Resolutions - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 BIL: 4179 2 TYP: Concurrent Resolution CR 3 INB: House 4 IND: 20010523 5 PSP: Allen 6 SPO: Allen 7 DDN: l:\council\bills\ggs\22133cm01.doc 8 DPB: 20010524 9 SUB: Reverend Silas Mims, Resolutions 10 11 12 13 HST: 14 15 Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved 16 ______17 House 20010524 Received from Senate 18 Senate 20010524 Introduced, adopted, returned 19 with concurrence 20 House 20010523 Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate 21 22 23 Versions of This Bill 24 25 26 27 28 TXT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND REVEREND SILAS MIMS, 12 PASTOR OF GREATER HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH IN 13 THE TOWN OF DUNCAN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR 14 TWENTY YEARS OF FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED SERVICE 15 TO THE CHURCH AND ITS MEMBERS. 16 17 Whereas, Reverend Silas Mims was born in 1935, is married to 18 Mrs. Dorothy Sherman Mims, and together they are the proud 19 parents of five children and the doting grandparents of two 20 grandchildren; and 21 22 Whereas, he was educated in the Greenville County Public 23 Schools, and has received pastoral training from the American 24 Baptist Seminary, Benedict College, Furman University, Morris 25 College, and the National Baptist Sunday School and Training 26 Union Congress of the National Baptist Publishing Board; and 27 28 Whereas, he was licensed as a minister in 1963 and ordained in 29 1966; and 30 31 Whereas, Reverend Mims has received numerous awards and 32 commendations which include being named the “1992 Minister of 33 the Year” by the Greenville County Baptist Ministerial Alliance, 34 and being presented the “1992 Outstanding Leadership in Christian 35 Education Award” by the Spartanburg County Baptist Congress of 36 Christian Education; and 37 38 Whereas, he has served as Vice Moderator of the Spartanburg 39 County Baptist Association since 1985, served as President of the 40 Greenville County Baptist Ministerial Alliance from 1993 to 1994, 41 and Vice President from 1991 to 1992, and is a lifelong member of 42 the NAACP; and

1 [4179] 1 1 2 Whereas, Reverend Mims pastored: New Salem Baptist Church in 3 Tigerville, South Carolina, from 1964 to 1965; Poplar Springs 4 Baptist Church in Central, South Carolina, from 1965 to 1981; and 5 has served as pastor of the Greater Hopewell Baptist Church in 6 Duncan, South Carolina, since 1981; and 7 8 Whereas, during his twenty years of service at Greater Hopewell 9 Baptist Church, ten ministers have been licensed, three deacons 10 have been ordained, five trustees have been installed, and a 11 number of new ministries have been established; and 12 13 Whereas, the members of the General Assembly, by this 14 resolution, would like to publicly recognize and thank this 15 outstanding man of God as he marks his twentieth anniversary 16 with this wonderful church and extend to him and his parishioners 17 best wishes for a long and continued pastoral relationship which 18 will remain focused on God and His mission for our world. Now, 19 therefore, 20 21 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 22 concurring: 23 24 That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South 25 Carolina recognize and commend Reverend Silas Mims, Pastor of 26 Greater Hopewell Baptist Church in Duncan, South Carolina, for 27 twenty years of faithful and devoted service to the church and its 28 members. 29 30 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 31 Reverend Silas Mims. 32 ----XX----

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