South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 1496

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Scott
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Introduced in the Senate on June 2, 2010
Adopted by the Senate on June 2, 2010

Summary: Pastor Bobby Watkins

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/2/2010  Senate  Introduced and adopted SJ-12

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6/2/2010

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A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR PASTOR BOBBY WATKINS AS HE APPROACHES HIS NINTH YEAR IN PASTORING AND SERVING THE SAINTS OF ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITH GOD'S UNENDING GRACE.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to learn that Pastor Bobby Watkins has been ministering to the spiritual well-being of the St. Paul Baptist Church congregation for almost nine years; and

Whereas, born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, he attended public schools in Boiling Springs, received the Lord as his personal Savior at the age of ten, and became a member of the Green Bethel Baptist Church in Boiling Springs; and

Whereas, Bobby married his beloved Gloria Gilmore, and together they have raised two fine sons, Bobby G. Watkins II, and Jonathan A. Watkins; and

Whereas, Pastor Watkins served honorably in the United States Army as a psychological-operation instructor and military police investigator; and

Whereas, he has served in law enforcement and as a detective in various sectors and levels including county, state, and federal positions dealing with narcotics, robbery, and felony suppression and apprehension; and

Whereas, Pastor Watkins earned an associate's degree in business administration with a concentration in law enforcement administration from Midlands Technical College and a bachelor's in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina; and

Whereas, in 1978, he answered the call to preach and was licensed by the New Hope Baptist Church and ordained by the Gethsemane Association; and

Whereas, Pastor Watkins earned a bachelor of Christian ministry and a master of pastoral ministry and was awarded an honorary doctorate of Christian humanitarian service from Central Christian University; and

Whereas, by God's grace, he established the Watkins Detective and Security Agency in Columbia in 1984, which has successfully concentrated in indigent criminal defense and missing persons investigations; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the years of devoted service and spiritual guidance that Pastor Bobby Watkins has given to his church, his community, his State, and his nation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Pastor Bobby Watkins as he approaches his ninth year in pastoring and serving the saints of St. Paul Baptist Church and the surrounding community with God's unending grace.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Pastor Bobby Watkins.

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