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GA HR2310
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/29/2010
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Ashe
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AI Summary
- Commends Reverend Gary Wayne Charles for his outstanding ministry, including his service at Central Presbyterian Church, where he was installed in November 2004 and guided the church through strategic planning and secured two Lilly Endowment grants for urban ministry
- Introduced by Representative Ashe of the 56th District in the Georgia House of Representatives
- Reverend Charles is a native of Newport News, Virginia, who earned a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and a Doctor of Ministry from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia
- Authored multiple books, including a 2001 work that won the Presbyterian Writers Guild Angell Award for best new book by a Presbyterian author, and co-authored Preaching Mark in Two Voices in 2003, along with articles in journals such as The Christian Century and Theology Today
- Served pastorates in Wilmington, North Carolina; Newport News, Virginia; and Alexandria, Virginia, where he also served as president of the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium, a faith-based tutoring program for at-risk first and second graders that received the 2003 Outstanding Service Organization for Alexandria award
Legislative Description
Charles, Reverend Gary Wayne; outstanding ministry; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
4/29/2010
Full Bill Text
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