A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE REVEREND GEORGE L. BRIGHTHARP, PH.D., OF TRENTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE MINISTRY AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. Whereas, Reverend Brightharp is the son of the late Reverend George Washington Brightharp and the late Mrs. Rosa Cooks Brightharp Brown. He is the current pastor of Mount Canaan Baptist Church in Trenton, South Carolina; and Whereas, Dr. Brightharp earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina, and went on to earn his education specialist degree from the University of South Carolina. He gained his Ph.D. in political science from Atlanta University; and Whereas, he began his career as a secondary educator in Georgia, and continued that path in both North and South Carolina. He then became a professor of history at DeKalb College, Voorhees College, and Paine College, finally retiring from the position of Guidance Department Chairman at Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield; and Whereas, Reverend Brightharp has been an ordained minister since 1971. His service as leader, pastor, revival, and religious speaker has impacted the lives of many people. He has been the pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church, Mt. Morenci Baptist Church, and Tremont Temple Baptist Church, as well as his current church of Mount Canaan Baptist Church; and
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE REVEREND GEORGE L. BRIGHTHARP, PH.D., OF TRENTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE MINISTRY AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. Whereas, Reverend Brightharp is the son of the late Reverend George Washington Brightharp and the late Mrs. Rosa Cooks Brightharp Brown. He is the current pastor of Mount Canaan Baptist Church in Trenton, South Carolina; and Whereas, Dr. Brightharp earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina, and went on to earn his education specialist degree from the University of South Carolina. He gained his Ph.D. in political science from Atlanta University; and Whereas, he began his career as a secondary educator in Georgia, and continued that path in both North and South Carolina. He then became a professor of history at DeKalb College, Voorhees College, and Paine College, finally retiring from the position of Guidance Department Chairman at Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield; and Whereas, Reverend Brightharp has been an ordained minister since 1971. His service as leader, pastor, revival, and religious speaker has impacted the lives of many people. He has been the pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church, Mt. Morenci Baptist Church, and Tremont Temple Baptist Church, as well as his current church of Mount Canaan Baptist Church; and
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