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GA SR705

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/6/2018

Primary Sponsor

Michael Rhett

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia Senate commends and congratulates James C. Birdsong, Jr., for his contributions to gospel music and the national release of his autobiography, The Best Is Yet to Come: A Testimony of One Young Man's Redemption, along with his 2018 national book tour
  • Birdsong overcame a developmental disability as a special education student to pursue a career as a gospel singer, songwriter, and pastor, graduating with honors from Fairfield High School in California and earning a B.A. in Biblical Education from Beulah Heights University in Atlanta
  • Native of Richmond, California, now residing in Austell, Georgia, Birdsong is working to relaunch Gospel Outreach Tabernacle Church in Marietta, Georgia, where he will serve as founder and senior pastor
  • Recognized for community leadership and youth mentorship, Birdsong has been added to the Wall of Tolerance by the Southern Poverty Law Center and is a member of the Cobb County NAACP, the Gospel Music Workshop of America, the Gospel Music Association, and the Stellar Awards Gospel Music Academy
  • The Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to James C. Birdsong, Jr.

Legislative Description

Birdsong, Jr., James C.; commend

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/6/2018

Full Bill Text

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