Pastor Allen Dawkins

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Terry Alexander and 119 co-sponsors

The bill ceremonially recognizes and honors Pastor Allen Dawkins for over 35 years of ministry and his leadership at Believers' Fellowship Assemblies of God.

Introduced and adopted

Summary of Bill H 5690 (Session: 2025-2026, South Carolina)

Overall purpose and intent

This is a House resolution recognizing and honoring Pastor Allen Dawkins of Spartanburg County for his long-time ministry and service to Believers' Fellowship Assemblies of God.

The resolution expresses gratitude from the South Carolina House of Representatives for Dawkins’s 35+ years of ministry and leadership.

Key provisions and changes

Recognition: The bill memorializes Pastor Allen Dawkins, acknowledging his role as co-founder and senior pastor of Believers' Fellowship Assemblies of God in Spartanburg.

Biographical highlights included in the resolution:

God called him to pastoral ministry in 1985.
In September 1990, he and his wife Karen Dawkins stepped into the senior pastor role at a church poised for growth.
Education: Bachelor of Theology from Christian Life School of Theology; recently earned a South Carolina Assemblies of God District Council Ordination Certificate.
Family: Father of three sons (Tharius, Terence, Kendal) and grandfather of two.
Ministry longevity: More than 31 years in full-time ministry at Believers' Fellowship, with noted growth and community impact.
Leadership qualities: Described as having a unique teaching ability and inspiring preaching style.

Formal action: The House resolves to recognize and honor Dawkins for over 35 years of faithful ministry and to present a copy of the resolution to him.

Who or what would be affected

Primary beneficiary: Pastor Allen Dawkins.

The Believers' Fellowship Assemblies of God church in Spartanburg and the Spartanburg community, as the resolution highlights Dawkins’s leadership and impact.

No fiscal or regulatory changes are proposed; the resolution serves a ceremonial and commemorative function.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Status: Introduced and adopted on May 12, 2026.

Sponsorship: A large number of co-sponsors from various members of the House, indicating broad bipartisan or cross-cutting support.

Eligible effect: Ceremonial recognition; does not create new laws, funding, or regulatory obligations.

Notable details

The resolution emphasizes Dawkins’s education, ordination credentials, and family background.

It frames Believers' Fellowship as a model ministry devoted to outreach and service to the lost, highlighting Dawkins’s leadership as a driver of church growth and community involvement.

Bottom line

H 5690 is a formal expression of appreciation by the South Carolina House of Representatives for Pastor Allen Dawkins’s 35+ years of ministry and his impact through Believers' Fellowship Assemblies of God. It is ceremonial in nature and carries no legislative or financial impact beyond the recognition itself.