2023-04-01 Honoring the Life of Apostle Lawrence G Campbell Sr PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS'
RESOLUTION # 2023-04-01
HONORING THE LIFE OF APOSTLE LAWRENCE G.CAMPBELL, SR.
VIRGINIA: At the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors' ("Board")Business Meeting on Tuesday,April 18,
2023,the following Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS,Apostle Lawrence G. Campbell,Sr. ("Campbell"), was born on February 3, 1930, in Danville,
Virginia, and he was the son of the late George Campbell and Etta Vaughn Campbell McCauley; and
WHEREAS,Campbell attended Langston High School,where he received hand-me-down textbooks and football
equipment; and
WHEREAS, he later married Gloria Williams, and during their seventy-five (75) years of marriage, had five
(5) children; and
WHEREAS,Campbell was an advocate for equal rights,and his efforts along with others brought Rev. Martin
Luther King,Jr. to Danville on four(4) separate occasions to help organize civil rights efforts in the early 1960's; and
WHEREAS,Campbell graduated from Averett in 1973 with a degree in psychology; and in January 2019, he
received Averett's inaugural President's Service Award; and
WHEREAS, he was also a U.S. Navy veteran, and served as the pastor of Bibleway Cathedral in Danville,
since he and his wife founded it in 1953; and
WHEREAS, he also served as the Chief Apostle and presiding Bishop of the Bibleway Church of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, leading over three hundred(300) churches in the United States, England, Africa, and the Caribbean from
1998-2006; and
WHEREAS, Campbell was a faithful and loyal member of his community and faithfully performed his duties
in a diligent and dependable manner; and the Board,the County,and County citizens are honored to have had him as a
civil rights icon who was a dedicated fighter for equality and led efforts to bring racial progress to Danville,the County,
and surrounding areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board expresses its condolences to Campbell's family for
their great loss; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED,that the Board directs that a copy of this Resolution be given to Campbell's family.
Adopted this 18th day of April,2023.
Ro .Tucker,Jr.(Banister Supervisor)
,�- • ttsyl ania County Board upervisors
ell W. alton(Cha an)
_ > Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Stuart J.Tunlle 7r. (Clerk)
County Administrator