Bill Text: IL HR0385 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Reverend Leslie Sanders Sr. on his 50 years of ministry and for his service as senior pastor to the Hope Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0385 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0385-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Leslie Sanders | ||||||
4 | Sr. on the occasion of his 50 years of ministry and for his | ||||||
5 | service as senior pastor to the Hope Presbyterian Church of | ||||||
6 | Chicago; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Rev. Sanders is a native of Memphis, Tennessee; | ||||||
8 | he attended St. Peters Baptist Church, where he received his | ||||||
9 | call to ministry at the age of 18; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Rev. Sanders began theological training at | ||||||
11 | Christian Brothers College in Memphis; he continued his | ||||||
12 | training at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, where | ||||||
13 | he earned his Master of Theological Studies;
he was awarded an | ||||||
14 | honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Mid-South Theological | ||||||
15 | Seminary of Indiana; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Rev. Sanders was recommended to the Hope | ||||||
17 | Presbyterian Church of Chicago by Rev. Dr. Floyd N. Rhodes in | ||||||
18 | February 1986; he formally became the church's stated supply | ||||||
19 | pastor in March 1987; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Rev. Sanders has demonstrated a dynamic style of | ||||||
21 | preaching through his leadership and his abundance of energy |
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1 | and enthusiasm; under his guidance, the church has experienced | ||||||
2 | rapid growth spiritually, numerically, and financially; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Rev. Sanders has also remained committed to | ||||||
4 | providing civic and community service; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Rev. Sanders is married to Lady Julie, and they | ||||||
6 | have two sons, two daughters, and six grandchildren; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we congratulate Reverend Leslie Sanders Sr. on his 50 years of | ||||||
11 | ministry and for his service as senior pastor to the Hope | ||||||
12 | Presbyterian Church of Chicago; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to Rev. Sanders as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
15 | respect.
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