South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

H 5752 — St. Matthews UMC 160th anniversary

Last action — Introduced and adopted

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced August 11, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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  • Passed House

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  • 124 sponsors

    124 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

This resolution celebrates the 160th anniversary of St. Matthew United Methodist Church.

The resolution honors St. Matthew United Methodist Church on its 160th anniversary and acknowledges Reverend Shirley P. Gordon and the congregation's service to the community.

Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. MATTHEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND TO CONGRATULATE REVEREND SHIRLEY P. GORDON AND THE CONGREGATION FOR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THEIR GOD AND THE CAMDEN COMMUNITY.

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The updated version of Bill H 5752 includes an addition celebrating the 160th anniversary of St. Matthew United Methodist Church, highlighting its historical significance and the contributions of Reverend Shirley P. Gordon and the congregation. The bill emphasizes the church's beginnings in 1866, when early members met in a grape arbor before constructing their first building in 1879. This change matters because it recognizes and honors the long-standing service of the church and its impact on the Camden community, fostering a sense of local pride and heritage.

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2025-2026 Bill 5752 Text of Previous Version (Aug.
11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5752Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   TO CELEBRATE THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF THE ONE HUNDRED sixtieth anniversary of St.
Matthew United Methodist Church and to congratulate Reverend Shirley P.
Gordon and the congregation for years of dedicated service to their God and the Camden community.
  Whereas, the House of Representatives is pleased to learn that St.
Matthew United Methodist Church will celebrate its one hundred sixtieth anniversary at a gala on Saturday, September 12, 2026;
and   Whereas, the early members of St.
Matthew Church spent years meeting in a grape arbor until 1866 when African Americans became recognized as American citizens.
Those members created a legal agreement in which each member agreed to pay fifty cents a year for land on which to build a church until the balance was paid in full, a great sacrifice in times of such economic hardship;
and   Whereas, four acres of land were obtained, and these pioneers acquired the necessary materials to construct a small church.
In 1879, they finished construction of a one-room church building, and they called the church St.
Matthew;
and   Whereas, when the church grew year after year, the building could no longer accommodate the congregants, so they had to revert to the grape arbor as a place for childrens' classes while the church developed plans to construct a larger edifice in 1892 for twice the membership and a parsonage;
and   Whereas, the church was renamed St.
Matthew Methodist Episcopal Church;
catechism classes began, and various choirs formed during this time.
Community assistance and participation were also important to the St.
Matthew congregation, and as a result the membership continued to grow;
and   Whereas, new accommodations were needed to house this growth, and in 1919, a decision was made to extend the building by adding rooms to either side.
Church members solicited monetary and material donations from the community.
Lumber was donated by Mr.
Shivers, a close white friend of the congregation.
As the blessings came, various members donated their time and talent to construct the rooms themselves;
and   Whereas, the beautiful place, with high cathedral ceilings and an open sanctuary, made it even more encouraging for people to travel long distances on foot to get to church.
Some walked barefoot, but they arrived eager to begin worship service.
Water was needed as the parched congregants who arrived to worship would rush to the drinking well.
It was later replaced with public water lines;
and   Whereas, as modern utilities became available, electricity was installed, dirt roads were paved, and cars became affordable.
In 1970, church officials, fascinated by modern materials, decided to beautify the internal and external church structure.
The parsonage was demolished, and the church building was bricked on the outside to maintain its longevity.
The interior was paneled, floors were carpeted, and seats were replaced.
The grounds were leveled, and shrubbery was planted.
The bell inside the church's steeple had inadvertently been left out during the 1970 renovations, a bell that is over one hundred years old.
It was kept in a safe place until 2000 and is now encased on the church grounds;
and   Whereas, a new church to the right of the old St.
Matthew Church was built on the same four-acre tract purchased over a hundred years ago.
December 4, 1988, marked the first service held in the new church with services conducted by Pastor R.
L.
Snowden and District Superintendent Gloria Robbins Davis.
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Three hundred twenty members and friends were present for this service;
and   Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives commends St.
Matthew United Methodist Church in Camden for over one and a half centuries of ministry in and service to the community and extends warmest congratulations on the occasion of the church's historic anniversary.
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 joyous occasion of the one hundred sixtieth anniversary of St.
Matthew United Methodist Church and congratulate Reverend Shirley P.
Gordon and the congregation for years of dedicated service to their God and the Camden community.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Reverend Shirley P.
Gordon.
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What does H 5752 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. MATTHEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND TO CONGRATULATE REVEREND SHIRLEY P. GORDON AND THE CONGREGATION FOR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THEIR GOD AND THE CAMDEN COMMUNITY.
Who sponsors H 5752?
H 5752 is sponsored by Representative Greg Ford, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Courtney S. Waters, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Smith, Marvin, Smith, G. Murrell, Jr., Representative Heath Sessions, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Seth Rose, Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative JA Moore, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative David Martin, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Phillip D. Lowe, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative John Richard C. King, Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative Wendell K. Jones, Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr., Johnson, Jeffrey E., Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, Representative Leon Howard, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative April Cromer, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Dianne Mitchell, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Terry Alexander, and Scott.
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