South Carolina H 4454: New Day Baptist Church-21st anniversary

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2025-2026 Bill 4454 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4454

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A house RESOLUTION

TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-FIRST 
ANNIVERSARY OF NEW DAY BAPTIST CHURCH AND TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR REVEREND 
DR. JAMES L. HAILSTOCK AND THE CONGREGATION FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SPARTANBURG 
COMMUNITY.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that New Day 
Baptist Church of Spartanburg celebrated its twenty-first anniversary in January 
2025; and

Whereas, founded in 
January 2004, New Day Baptist Church is a nontraditional ministry which 
embraces aspects of traditional and contemporary worship while seeking to meet 
the needs of all age groups and ethnicities with Christian joy and the reality 
of God in everyday life; and

Whereas, through the 
teaching of sound biblical doctrine, led by founding pastor Reverend Dr. James 
L. Hailstock, New Day's purpose is to lead people to Christ, to worship, and to 
provide interesting, intergenerational, and relevant ministries that improve 
all areas of life to make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of 
people, and its mission is to hear God, preach the Gospel, and develop the 
church in the Earth through evangelism, encouragement, economics, and education; 
and

Whereas, blessed with 
leadership skills, Dr. Hailstock is a much sought-after educator and lecturer, 
sharing his knowledge and training in many forums beyond New Day, including as 
a moderator of the Tyger Hill Baptist Association, as a teacher in the Tyger 
River Congress of Christian Education and the South Carolina Congress of 
Christian Education, and as a preacher in the State Congress, the State Woman's 
Convention, and the National Congress of Christian Education (USA, Inc.), among 
others, and currently is a cochair of the Spartanburg Interfaith Ministerial 
Alliance and Spartanburg Clergy Initiative; and

Whereas, Dr. Hailstock 
and his beloved wife, Reverend Audrey V. Sweeney Hailstock, have together 
reared two fine children, Alex and Jessica. The first lady of New Day, Audrey 
Hailstock is a woman of God who loves to spread the good news of the Gospel 
while helping people move forward and into their God-given purpose; and

Whereas, she serves the 
Lord at New Day Baptist Church as advisor of the Voices of Praise, a Sunday school 
teacher for the Women's Class, a youth Bible study teacher, a praise and 
worship leader, and the directress for the New Day Children's Choir; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives commends New Day Baptist Church in 
Spartanburg for more than two decades of ministry in and service to the 
community and extends warmest congratulations on the occasion of the church's 
anniversary, along with wishes for many years of continued ministry in 
Spartanburg. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, celebrate 
the occasion of the twenty-first anniversary of New Day Baptist Church and 
congratulate and honor Reverend Dr. James L. Hailstock and the congregation for 
their dedicated service to the Spartanburg community.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Reverend Dr. James L. Hailstock.

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