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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1064 Offered February 18, 2019 Commending the Reverend Lawrence G. Campbell, Sr. ---------- Patrons-- Marshall and Adams, L.R.; Senators: Ruff and Stanley ----------

WHEREAS, the Reverend Lawrence G. Campbell, Sr., pastor at Bible Way Cathedral Church, was awarded Averett University’s inaugural President’s Service Award in 2019; and

WHEREAS, the award was established to recognize those who have shown exemplary service to Averett University or the surrounding area; the honor recognizes Lawrence Campbell’s leadership and service as a veteran of the United States Navy, a civil rights organizer in the 1960s, and a spiritual leader to the Danville community and abroad; and

WHEREAS, Lawrence Campbell is a longtime Danville resident who graduated from Averett University in 1973; and

WHEREAS, Lawrence Campbell started the Bible Way Cathedral Church in 1953 with his wife, Gloria; they were also local civil rights leaders, participating in the “Bloody Monday” protest and meeting with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during his visits to Danville; and

WHEREAS, Lawrence Campbell served as the chief apostle and presiding bishop of the Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, leading over 300 churches in the United States, England, Africa, and the Caribbean from 1998 to 2006; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Reverend Lawrence G. Campbell, Sr., pastor at Bible Way Cathedral Church, for receiving Averett University’s inaugural President’s Service Award in 2019; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Reverend Lawrence G. Campbell, Sr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his exemplary service to Averett University and the surrounding area.