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HR 588

Thompson, Reverend Valerie A.; occasion of her 20th pastoral anniversary; recognize

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Carolyn Hugley and 1 co-sponsor

Recognizes and commends Reverend Valerie A. Thompson for 20 years of pastoral leadership, including historic firsts and wide community service.

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Bill Summary · HR 588

Summary — H.R. 588: Recognition of Reverend Valerie A. Thompson on her 20th Pastoral Anniversary

Status: House Read and Adopted (adopted March 31, 2025)
Introduced: January 21, 2025
Classification: House resolution (honorary)
Primary sponsors (as provided): Betty McCollum; Representatives Carolyn Hugley and Tremaine Reese (listed as primaries in bill text)
Cosponsors: Multiple members listed (see bill header for full list)

Purpose

H.R. 588 is an honorary resolution recognizing and commending Reverend Valerie A. Thompson on the occasion of her 20th pastoral anniversary. The resolution praises her religious leadership, ministry work, and service to her congregation and broader community.

Key provisions

  • Formally recognizes and commends Reverend Valerie A. Thompson on the occasion of her 20th pastoral anniversary.
  • Highlights Reverend Thompson’s ministerial accomplishments, including:
    • Answering the call to pastor Revelation Missionary Baptist Church in 2004 (succeeding her father, Reverend Rudolph C. Allen Sr.).
    • Being described in the resolution as the only female senior pastor in the denomination of Columbus among local Baptist congregations (per the resolution).
    • Speaking and preaching widely across Georgia and Alabama; participating in conferences, workshops, and organizations.
    • Serving as the first woman in 150 years on the Executive Board of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia and being appointed the first woman to the Executive Committee of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. (as stated in the resolution).
  • Extends best wishes for continued fellowship and leadership.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Reverend Thompson.

Who is affected

  • Directly honored: Reverend Valerie A. Thompson and her congregation, Revelation Missionary Baptist Church.
  • Indirectly acknowledged: the local faith community and organizations referenced in the resolution.
  • No changes to law, regulation, or funding; no broader legal obligations or fiscal impacts.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced: January 21, 2025.
  • Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources (administrative referral recorded January 21, 2025).
  • Placed on Local & Consent Calendars and on the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar in March 2025.
  • Read and adopted by the House: March 31, 2025 (nonrecord vote recorded in the Journal).
  • Reported enrolled: April 1, 2025.

Impact and significance

This resolution is symbolic and ceremonial. It recognizes Reverend Thompson’s ministry and leadership milestones, raises public awareness of her service and historical appointments noted in the text, and provides an official commemorative record without creating legal rights, obligations, or budgetary effects.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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