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House
Resolution 1131
By:
Representatives Brooks of the
63rd
and Hill of the
180th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
Dr. Reverend E. L. Hart and Sister Pearl Hart for 30 years of service at First
African Missionary Baptist Church; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on Sunday, December 2, 2007, the congregation of First African Missionary
Baptist Church in Kingsland, Georgia, honored Dr. Reverend E. L. Hart and Sister
Pearl Hart for 30 years of service to the community; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Hart was born in Eastman, Georgia, the son of the late Eddie and Gertrude
Davis Hart, and in his youth he developed a solid work ethic working as a
turpentine laborer and as a laborer at the Cloister Hotel before beginning a 33
1/2 year career as an employee and labor leader at the Brunswick Pulp and Paper
Company; and
WHEREAS,
he met and married the love of his life, Pearl, and the couple raised a family,
but there was a longing in his soul that could only be filled by answering the
Lord´s call, and so in 1974 he was accepted into the ministry and became
pastor at Union Baptist Church in Ardock, Georgia, then Eastlight Baptist
Church, and then Zion Rock Baptist Church, and finally in 1977 he was called to
serve as pastor at First African Missionary Church in Kingsland, and so he came
to pastor both Zion Rock and First African Missionary simultaneously;
and
WHEREAS,
in his life as a father, employee, and pastor, Dr. Hart never lost sight of the
inspiration and help without which he could accomplish nothing, the woman God
had sent to him, Sister Pearl, and the two truly shared the trials, joys, and
triumphs of working in the Lord´s vineyards over the years;
and
WHEREAS,
even as he ministered to his flock, Dr. Hart grew academically, obtaining his
GED in 1967, then earning a Bachelor of Practical Ministry in 2002 and a Masters
in Practical Ministry in 2004, an Honorary Doctor of Religious Education that
same year, and in 2005 he earned a Doctorate of Biblical Studies in Theology
conferred by Masters Graduate School of Divinity; and
WHEREAS,
it is only right and proper that the many good works of this unique man and
woman be recognized and commended.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize and commend Dr. Reverend E. L. Hart and Sister Pearl Hart
for their many contributions to their community, and particularly for their 30
years of service at First African Missionary Baptist Church.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Reverend
E. L. Hart and Sister Pearl Hart.