Pilgrim's Pride founder honored by Bible society
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The American Bible Society has honored Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim with a one-of-a-kind award in recognition of his commitment to a lifetime of Christian service and workplace evangelism.
The award recognizes Pilgrim's decision to use the name "Good News for Modern Man" in his evangelistic outreach, his constant commitment to the communication and application of the message of the Bible and his devotion to seeing lives transformed by Scripture. Pilgrim was given the award Thursday at Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Pittsburg, Texas, by the Rev. Simon Barnes, the society's executive vice president for development, marketing and research.
"The Lord has blessed me in countless ways throughout my life," Pilgrim said in a news release. "When I was a young boy I promised him that if I ever amounted to anything, I would give him the credit, and I'm still committed to that promise."
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. was founded more than 60 years ago as a single feed store in the small East Texas town. The company is now the largest poultry company in the world, a Fortune 500 company with $7.6 billion in annual sales, and has about 55,000 employees.
