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H. 5146
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Walker, Anthony, Davenport, Kelly, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Mitchell, W.D. Smith and Talley
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Introduced in the House on May 14, 2008
Adopted by the House on May 14, 2008
Summary: Reverend Jack E. Hames
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/14/2008 House Introduced and adopted HJ-7
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TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND REVEREND JACK E. HAMES FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE AS A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, AND TO EXPRESS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN SERVING THE NEEDY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are proud and grateful to learn of the selfless contributions that Reverend Jack E. Hames has made to the citizens of South Carolina as a minister of the Gospel of Christ; and
Whereas, born in Spartanburg County on December 13, 1933, Jack Hames graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1951 and earned a bachelor of arts from Furman University in 1955; and
Whereas, after college graduation, he married his beloved wife, Dorothy M. Hames and then earned a master of divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1959; and
Whereas, during and immediately after his seminary study, he ministered in three churches in North Carolina before returning to South Carolina at Northside Baptist Church in Rock Hill in 1966, from which he established two missions that were constituted as Southern Baptist churches; and
Whereas, in 1972, he answered the call of Boiling Springs Baptist Church in Spartanburg and remained there for twenty-seven years where he ministered faithfully to a growing congregation; and
Whereas, during this time, the church at Boiling Springs maintained a flourishing ministry to thousands of migrants through an area-wide missions program that provided spiritual help, food, clothing, and fellowship for these migrants; and
Whereas, through the International Mission Board of South Carolina, this church also funded and built seven churches in Brazil; and
Whereas, Reverend Hames also cared for the needs of his growing congregation at this time through the building of a new sanctuary, an administrative wing, the Family Life Center in 1978 and purchasing land for the growth of the church; and
Whereas, before he retired in 1999, he laid the plans for the building of a major Sunday school building, atrium area, and dining room, which have since been completed; and
Whereas, after his retirement, he was invited to minister at Inman Mills Baptist Church to a congregation in deep need where he has served joyfully to stabilize and nurture this now growing church and to serve the entire area with food and clothes for the needy for over eight years; and
Whereas, he has served as the moderator of the Baptist associations in York County and North Spartanburg and is a recipient of the Sertoma award for significant and meritorious Service to Mankind and the Order of the Silver Crescent; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are deeply grateful to Reverend Jack E. Hames for his spiritual and humanitarian service to the citizens of South Carolina over a long and distinguished career. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and commend Reverend Jack E. Hames for over fifty years of service as a minister of the Gospel, and express deep appreciation for his leadership in serving the needy in South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Reverend Jack E. Hames.
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