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H. 4026

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Weeks, Lowe, G.A. Brown and J.H. Neal
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24349dw09.docx

Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on May 13, 2009
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 13, 2009

Summary: Dr. Nina G. Gunter

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/12/2009  House   Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-56
   5/13/2009  Senate  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-8

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/12/2009

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND DR. NINA G. GUNTER FOR A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION AND FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, AND UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT TO WISH HER MANY YEARS OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN THE FUTURE.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly take great pleasure in honoring the fruitful life and dedicated work of South Carolina daughter Dr. Nina G. Gunter; and

Whereas, a native of Wallace nestled in Marlboro County, Nina Gunter was called to preach at the age of twelve, and after she answered the call to ministry at the age of fourteen, her pastor asked her to speak in the next church service, which began her many years of ministry; and

Whereas, she earned a bachelor's degree from Trevecca Nazarene University and a master's degree from the University of South Carolina and was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Trevecca, the first woman to receive that recognition from her alma mater; and

Whereas, with her beloved husband Dr. D. Moody Gunter, she raised two fine sons who have married and blessed them with four devoted grandchildren, all of whom serve in the Church of the Nazarene; and

Whereas, an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, she served as co-pastor with her husband in Tennessee and Missouri as well as in three churches in South Carolina from 1963 to 1976; and

Whereas, from 1971 to 1986, she served as the president of the South Carolina District of Nazarene Missions International (NMI) and for nine of those years served as the NMI Council representative for the Southeast Region; and

Whereas, she began serving as the director of NMI in 1986, and in her nineteen years in that position, she initiated numerous missions programs and substantially increased local-church giving to missions from thirty million dollars annually to sixty-two million; and

Whereas, by 2005, she was elected to be one of six general superintendents on the Board of General Superintendents for the Church of the Nazarene and was the first woman to be honored with this highest office in the denomination; and

Whereas, Dr. Nina Gunter is a preacher, teacher, and a published author of five works, and in 2008, she was named a contributing editor of "Leadership Journal" while continuing her full-time responsibilities as a general superintendent; and

Whereas, in her well-deserved retirement, she hopes to enjoy fishing and other leisurely hobbies and to take pleasure in her precious family and grandchildren. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and commend Dr. Nina G. Gunter for a lifetime of dedication and faithful service in the Church of the Nazarene, and upon the occasion of her retirement wish her many years of health and happiness in the future.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Dr. Nina G. Gunter.

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