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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 98
BY REPRESENTATIVES NORTON, WESLEY BISHOP, BURRELL, COX, DIXON,
GUILLORY, HONORE, HUNTER, KATRINA JACKSON, JEFFERSON, TERRY
LANDRY, LEGER, MORENO, PIERRE, AND SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To commend Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon upon the celebration of his affirmation to the
office of third presiding bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
International.
WHEREAS, Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon earned a bachelor of arts degree in
business administration and an honorary doctorate degree in divinity from Baptist Christian
University in Shreveport, a master of theology from Guadalupe Baptist Theological
Seminary of San Antonio, Texas, an honorary doctorate in humanities from Louisiana
Baptist University, is a Harvard University summer leadership institute graduate, and is
pursuing a master's degree in divinity from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
WHEREAS, as senior pastor and chief executive officer of several churches, Bishop
Brandon is the overseer of Praise Temple Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral in Shreveport under
the auspices of Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., presiding bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist
Church Fellowship International; and
WHEREAS, Praise Temple Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1992 by
Rev. Brandon and six members, and the church has grown to more than nine hundred
members, and Bishop Brandon has planted churches in Bossier City, Louisiana; Dallas,
Texas; Ruston, Louisiana; Alexandria, Louisiana; and in the Allendale Community of
Shreveport; and
WHEREAS, upon its affiliation with Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
International, the name of the church was first changed to Praise Temple Full Gospel Baptist
Church and then to Praise Temple Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral after Bishop Brandon was
appointed in 2001 as first assistant regional bishop; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 98
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WHEREAS, Bishop Brandon uses the gifts God has bestowed upon him to lecture
and to write on topics to strengthen the people of God and encourage strong faith; he is the
author of Holiness Is Still Right, Treasures in the Darkness, and Thirty Minutes In Prayer,
among other books; and
WHEREAS, the emotional needs of God's people led Bishop Brandon to expand his
ministry beyond the spiritual man to the natural man; he is a member of the American
Association of Christian Counselors, a certified pastoral addiction counselor for the National
Board of Addiction Examiners, a substance abuse counselor with United States Air Force
and Louisiana State Board certifications, and a member of the Board of Directors for
Louisiana's "One Church, One Addict" program; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Brandon is a businessman in addition to his pastoral duties; he
is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Northwest Louisiana Church Chamber of
Commerce, chairman of the Shreveport Airport Authority, and the chairman and chief
executive officer of the Northwest Louisiana Community Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon will be affirmed to the office of third
presiding bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International on April 25,
2014, and it is appropriate to commend him upon this most solemn and joyous occasion.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon upon his
affirmation to the office of third presiding bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church
Fellowship International and does hereby extend best wishes and prayers to him as he takes
on greater responsibilities in the kingdom of God.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES