Bill Text: IL HR0227 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Bishop Mark A. Moore Sr. on his installation as pastor of Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God in Chicago. Wishes him the best in his new position.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0227 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0227-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Bishop Mark A. Moore Sr.
on the occasion of his installation as pastor of Indiana
Avenue Pentecostal Church of God in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God, one of
Chicago's most historic Pentecostal Churches, was established
in 1934; and
WHEREAS, A fourth-generation preacher, Bishop Moore was
elected to be the fourth pastor in succession of Indiana
Avenue Pentecostal Church of God on September 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Moore earned his Bachelor of Arts in
Comparative Study of World Religions from Harvard College in
Cambridge, Massachusetts; he was ordained in the Pentecostal
Assemblies of the World in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Moore served as a national evangelist from
1989 to 1991, during which he traveled extensively throughout
the United States, ministering in churches of various sizes;
and
WHEREAS, Bishop Moore previously served as the pastor of

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Zion Temple Church in Havre De Grace, Maryland from 1992 to
2001; during his tenure, the congregation experienced a 300%
increase in attendance and substantial spiritual and financial
growth; he was the founding pastor of Faith Covenant Church of
Jesus Christ in Decatur, Georgia in 1996, serving until 2022;
and
WHEREAS, Bishop Moore was consecrated to the office of
bishop at the World Assemblies of Restoration in Baltimore,
Maryland in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Moore will lead Indiana Avenue Pentecostal
Church of God beside his wife, Dr. Shirley Ann Moore; they are
the parents of three young adults, Pastor Mark Moore Jr.,
George David Moore, and Sharon Alise Moore; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Moore will be installed at an official
pastoral installation service at the Indiana Avenue
Pentecostal Church of God in Chicago on April 29, 2023;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Bishop Mark A. Moore Sr. on his installation
as pastor of Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God, and we
wish him the best in his new position; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Bishop Moore as an expression of our esteem and
respect.