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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 129
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT JOHNSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Reverend Charles E. Guillory for fifty years of ministerial service.
WHEREAS, Romans 13:7 reads, in part: "Give to everyone what you owe them...if
respect, then respect; if honor, then honor"; and
WHEREAS, there may be no service more honorable than the work of shepherding
the flock of God, providing pastoral care, and ministering to humanity; and
WHEREAS, for fifty years, the Reverend Charles E. Guillory has focused his
energies on effecting acts of love and kindness through his ministry to the hurting, the
hungry, and the lost; and
WHEREAS, an educator with a bachelor's degree in education, a master's degree in
administration and supervision, and a master's degree in guidance and counseling, all from
Southern University in Baton Rouge, Reverend Guillory spent sixteen years as a classroom
teacher and an additional seventeen years supervising federal programs administered through
Avoyelles Parish schools; and
WHEREAS, four congregations have benefitted from the pastoral care of Reverend
Guillory: New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mansura; New Morning Glory Baptist Church
in Ruby; Greater New Bethel Baptist Church in Simmesport; and St. John Community
Church-Baptist in Marksville; and
WHEREAS, under Reverend Guillory's leadership, St. John Community Church-
Baptist was blessed to complete both a building project and a land purchase in nine years;
and
WHEREAS, during his assignments as a pastor, Rev. Guillory also served as dean
of Christian education in the Southeast Eighth District Baptist Association and was deputy
dean of the minister's division and dean of the congress of Christian education of the
Louisiana Home and Foreign Missions Baptist Convention; and
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WHEREAS, it is appropriate to speak kind words so that their beauty may be relished
by the hearer; therefore, it is fitting to commend the Reverend Charles E. Guillory for a half
century of gifted service in ministry to the people of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Reverend Charles E. Guillory for fifty
years of ministerial service and does hereby express best hopes and prayers that his good
works for the Lord will continue.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Reverend Charles E. Guillory.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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