Dr. McCoy, 27th anniversary as Pastor of Nazareth Baptist Church

2025-2026 Bill 5511: Dr. McCoy, 27th anniversary as Pastor of Nazareth Baptist Church - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5511
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: LC-0416HDB-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 14, 2026
Summary: Dr. McCoy, 27th anniversary as Pastor of Nazareth Baptist Church
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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4/14/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 9
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/14/2026

A
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RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. John T. MCCOY, PASTOR OF
NAZARETH BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCK HILL, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR TWENTY-seven
YEARS OF MEANINGFUL MINISTRY AND SERVICE TO THE CONGREGATION and the community.

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Dr. John T. McCoy
will enjoy twenty-seven years of ministry to the congregation of Nazareth
Baptist Church at a celebration to honor his service on April 19, 2026; and

W
hereas, the son of Dr.
James McCoy Sr. and Mary F. McCoy, he was born in Charlotte, North Carolina,
the fourth of nine children, and was educated in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
School System; and

W
hereas, Dr. McCoy
attended Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina; J.W. Teamer School
of Religion and Metrolina Seminary Extension, both in Charlotte; Shaw
University School of Divinity in Raleigh, North Carolina; Liberty University in
Lynchburg, Virginia; and Jacksonville Theological Seminary in Florida. He
graduated summa cum laude from the Institute of Biblical Studies at Liberty
University; and

W
hereas, he holds a
Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religious
Theology, Doctor of Theology, and Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Psychology;
and

W
hereas, Dr. McCoy
served as the associate pastor of the New St. John Baptist Church in Charlotte
for six years and was formerly pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in
McConnells. He is an instructor for the Congress of Christian Education for
the State of South Carolina and a former professor of religion and psychology
at Clinton College in Rock Hill; and

W
hereas, he served his
denomination as the dean of the Upper Division of the Sandy River Baptist
Association and as its past moderator. He is the former Region Five vice
president of the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South
Carolina; and

W
hereas, a proud member
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., he is married to Machele McCoy. For the
last twenty-seven years, Dr. McCoy has served as the pastor of the Nazareth
Baptist Church in Rock Hill with his life motto, "The noblest thing a man can
do is his best." Under his leadership the church has purchased one hundred
seventy-seven acres of land, and its congregation actively supports the Pack
the Lunch Program for Rock Hill School District 3 while engaging in numerous
community outreach efforts; and

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for Dr. McCoy's many years of
service to the people of God, and the members are pleased to wish him many more
years of service on his twenty-seventh anniversary of ministry at Nazareth
Baptist Church. 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, recognize and honor Dr. John T. McCoy, pastor of Nazareth
Baptist Church in Rock Hill, and congratulate him for twenty-seven years of
meaningful ministry and service to the congregation and the community.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. John T. McCoy.

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