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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CELEBRATING THE 20TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE REV. DR. AND MRS. | |
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CARL H. BALARK'S SERVICE TO THE EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH | |
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Introduced By: Senator Juan M. Pichardo | |
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Date Introduced: June 12, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, The Ebenezer Baptist Church is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and is |
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part of the American Baptist denomination of churches; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1887 and incorporated in Rhode Island, the Ebenezer Baptist |
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Church is the largest African-American Baptist church in our state and embraces twenty-one |
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ethnicities and cultures within its congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, The church’s mission, which reflects the entreaties of Matthew 28:19-20, “is |
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to bring people to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, develop them in Christ-like (Christian) |
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maturity and equip them for ministry in the church and life mission in the world in order to |
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magnify God's name”; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past two decades, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Balark have |
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dedicated their hearts and minds in faithful service as Pastor and First Lady to the congregation at |
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the Ebenezer Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Balark found his calling at a young age. His mother and father |
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encouraged his innate love of people and his keen interest in God and Church. He attained |
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degrees from Morgan State University, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, and |
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Virginia University of Lynchburg; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Balark served as Pastor for two churches in Virginia, Bethel Baptist |
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Church and Gospel Temple Baptist. In addition, he became the first African-American President |
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of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches and has earned a plethora of honors and |
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distinctions; and |
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WHEREAS, Since June of 1992, Rev. Balark has served as Senior Pastor of the Ebenezer |
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Baptist Church. He has been married to his lovely wife for twenty-nine years and together they |
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have proven to be a dynamic force within the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing parishioners and the community with leadership and spiritual |
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guidance, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Balark have enriched the spiritual lives of many Rhode Islanders |
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and have truly earned our respect, gratitude, and admiration; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby honors and congratulates the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Balark on the occasion of their |
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20th Pastoral Anniversary of dedicated service to the congregation of the Ebenezer Baptist |
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Church. May they have good health and many more years of benevolent service to their fellow |
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man; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Balark. |
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