SC S0971

Senate resolution honoring Reverend Sammy Lee Wade on his 25th anniversary as pastor of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church in Eastover, South Carolina

Reverend Wade is a retired U.S. Army veteran with 26 years of service, including roles as assistant inspector general at Fort Leavenworth and Army chaplain

Educational background includes an associate degree in liberal arts, bachelor's in criminal justice, master's in biblical studies, Master of Divinity, and Honorary Doctorate of Humanitarianism from Global Alliance Institute (June 2023)

Received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden and the Order of the Silver Crescent from Governor Mark Sanford

Founded J.U.M.P.S. (Juveniles Upholding Morals and Principles of Society), co-founded Southeast Rural Community Outreach (SERCO), and helped Mt. Nebo and St. John Baptist Church become the first Safe Haven certified churches in South Carolina