H 5499

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5499
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A concurrent RESOLUTION
TO recognize and honor the pastors and congregation
of RIGHT DIRECTION CHURCH INTERNATIONAL OF COLUMBIA FOR three DECADES OF ministry
and SERVICE AND TO CONGRATULATe THEm on the OCCASION OF THE CHURCH'S ThirtIETH
ANNIVERSARY.
Whereas, the South
Carolina General Assembly is pleased to learn that Right Direction Church
International of Columbia is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in 2026; and
Whereas, created in
1995 as Right Direction Christian Center (RDCC), the church began as a weekly
Bible study in the home of Pastors Herbert and Marcia Bailey, who had moved to
Columbia in 1995 with their four young children. At the Bible study, the Bailey
family, along with three other adults and one child, became charter members of
RDCC; and
Whereas, in April 1996,
the fledgling church held its first worship service in the former Holiday Inn
Express on St. Andrews Road, where membership grew to forty. Later that year,
RDCC began hosting its services in the nearby Postal Workers Union Hall, where
the congregation grew to nearly sixty members; and
Whereas, when another
move became necessary for the growing congregation, the church relocated first
to River Drive, and again in March 2001, it moved to its first property at 1230
St. Andrews Road. By December 2001, weekly Sunday attendance soared to more
than six hundred people, with three hundred attending Wednesday Bible study.
Pastor Marcia Bailey created Women's Bible Study at noon on Fridays, and Pastor
Herbert Bailey began the noonday Wednesday Bible Break; and
Whereas, in January
2004, the church expanded with the building of a "sprung structure" sanctuary
design on its Broad River Road property. In July of the same year, RDCC moved
into its new worship center, commemorated by a march from the St. Andrews Road location
to the new facility; and
Whereas, the next two
years brought more milestones. RDCC purchased a business complex on St. Andrews
Road, which now houses the church's administrative offices and learning center,
and paid off the balance on the worship center in full only one and a half
years from its completion. RDCC went on to purchase an additional seventeen
acres on the property, bringing the total to forty acres; and
Whereas, since that
time, RDCC has changed its name to Right Direction Church International (RDCI);
planted campuses in Orangeburg and Florence; constructed a family life center;
established Dee's Haven as transitional housing for women; founded the Compass
CDC, which includes My Sister's Closet and the Hub; refreshed its vision and
mission to empower people to live successful lives through the teaching of
faith principles that transform thinking and impact future generations; and
opened Kids Town, a facility dedicated to children's ministry; and
Whereas, Dr. Herbert
Bailey Jr. was elevated to the office of bishop at a Service of Episcopal
Consecration and Installation in September 2018; and
Whereas, RDCI will host
a special gala for the thirtieth anniversary on May 2, 2026, at the Columbia
Convention Center and will feature acclaimed psalmist Micah Stampley. This
event is part of a series celebrating three decades of ministry, which includes
a separate Anniversary Service on April 26, 2026, with guest speaker Dr.
Charles Jackson; and
Whereas, Right
Direction Church International has faithfully sent forth the gospel of Jesus
Christ for thirty years and, Lord willing, will carry on its ministry in many
more years of worship and service. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor the
pastors and congregation of Right Direction Church International of Columbia
for three decades of ministry and service and congratulate them on the occasion
of the church's thirtieth anniversary
Be it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be presented to Right Direction Church International.
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