Dr. Charles E. Young

2025-2026 Bill 4977: Dr. Charles E. Young - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4977
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Anderson, Alexander, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0292DG-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 20, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 20, 2026
Summary: Dr. Charles E. Young
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/20/2026

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01/20/2026

A
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RESOLUTION

TO THANK DR. CHARLES E. YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME OF
SERVICE AS AN EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, PASTOR, AND CHRISTIAN LEADER AND TO
CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER NEARLY FIFTY YEARS OF MINISTRY UNTO
THE LORD.

W
hereas, a Georgetown
County native, Dr. Charles E. Young received his early education in that
county's public school system. After serving in the United States Army, he
continued his education at Virginia Union University in Virginia, where he
earned a bachelor's degree in biology. However, following his conversion and
acceptance of the call to preach, he set aside his pursuit of medical science
and enrolled at Columbia International University, where he earned a master's
degree in divinity. Dr. Young further strengthened his ministry skills by
completing studies in urban church planting at Westminster Theological Seminary
in Pennsylvania, a doctorate in systematic theology from Trinity Theological
Seminary in Indiana, and a certificate in educational management and
presidential leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education; and

W
hereas, Dr. Young
cultivated a distinguished career in theological education, pastoral ministry,
and higher education administration. During his forty-nine years of Christian
ministry, he served as a seminary professor, pastor, college president, and presiding
elder. Currently, as the presiding elder of the Midlands District in the
Central South Carolina Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District, he
functions as a middle manager for the presiding bishop of the Seventh Episcopal
District. His position as presiding elder is both administrative and advisory.
He provides in-service training for pastors, itinerant preachers, local
preachers, and lay workers; and

W
hereas, further, while
Dr. Young served as president of Allen University, that institution saw growth
in academic offerings and enrollment and experienced increased revenues and
strengthening of academic programs. The university also saw an increase in faculty
with terminal degrees, enjoyed facility renovation and new construction, and
acquired more property for future growth; and

W
hereas, in 1994,
sensing a new call to pastoral leadership, Dr. Young transitioned into
full-time congregational ministry. He served as full-time pastor of three
congregations within the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist
Episcopal (AME) Church: Ebenezer AME (Charleston), Campbell AME (Bluffton), and
Pine Grove AME (Columbia). His pastoral work emphasized church growth,
discipleship formation, and intergenerational ministry. He led his
congregations through major capital improvement projects and initiated relevant
community development programs, including housing and economic revitalization.
As chair of the Charleston Empowerment Community, he was instrumental in
expanding access to affordable housing for low-income families; and

W
hereas, Dr. Young also
enjoyed numerous years of service in theological education and higher education
administration. For fifteen years, he served on the faculty of Columbia
International University, where he taught Christian theology, homiletics, and evangelism,
with a focus on urban missions. His academic influence extended globally
through his leadership of summer study tours across Europe, Asia, and South
America. He also taught courses in theology, preaching, and church ministry at
Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary; and

W
hereas, Dr. Young has
demonstrated a strong commitment to preparing individuals for pastoral ministry
throughout his pastoral career and tenure as presiding elder, including his
extensive service as chair of the board of examiners for three annual conferences.
He currently serves as chair of the Seventh Episcopal Board of Examiners and
chair of the Central South Carolina Annual Conference Board of Examiners; and

W
hereas, Dr. Young
finds strength for his labors in the loving support of his family: his dear
wife of more than forty years, Sandra Archer, Ph.D.; their children, Charlotte
(Sola) and Christopher (Kristen); and their three grandchildren. Now,
therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, thank Dr. Charles E. Young for a lifetime of service as an
educator, administrator, pastor, and Christian leader and congratulate him on
his retirement after nearly fifty years of ministry unto the Lord.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Charles E. Young.

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