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GA HR1730
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mable Thomas
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution 1730 recognizes and commends Bishop Barbara Lewis King, founder and minister of Hillside Chapel and Truth Center, Inc., in Atlanta, Georgia
- Bishop King founded her nondenominational, ecumenical ministry in 1971 with 12 members in her living room, growing the congregation to more than 10,000 members
- A native of Houston, Texas, she participated in the 1963 March on Washington and committed to the Civil Rights movement after Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech
- In 2001, she became the first female to be enstooled as a Chief at Assin Nsuta, Ghana, West Africa, receiving the highest honor bestowed upon a woman in Africa, with the stool name Nana Yaa Twumwaa I
- The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Bishop Barbara Lewis King
Legislative Description
King, Bishop Barbara Lewis; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/15/2016
Full Bill Text
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