Bill Text: IL HR0451 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Bishop J.E. Moore, pastor of Christ Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith in Joliet, on being named the Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith Association, Inc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0451 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0451-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bishop J.E. Moore, | ||||||
| 4 | pastor of Christ Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith in | ||||||
| 5 | Joliet, on being named the Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal | ||||||
| 6 | Churches of the Apostolic Faith Association, Inc; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Bishop Moore has served the Joliet community for | ||||||
| 8 | over 40 years and his church has served as the host site for | ||||||
| 9 | the annual Joliet Gospel Fest for many years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, As a community leader, he served the Joliet area | ||||||
| 11 | as a board member for Big Brothers, as a board member for the | ||||||
| 12 | YMCA, as an Advisory Board Member for Joliet School District | ||||||
| 13 | 86, and as an Advisory Board member for Will County; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from | ||||||
| 15 | Berean Christian College, a Bachelor of Arts degree from | ||||||
| 16 | Governor State University, a Masters of Arts degree from Moody | ||||||
| 17 | Bible Institute, a Masters of Theology from Trinity Theological | ||||||
| 18 | Seminary, a Ph.D. from the International Seminary, and a Doctor | ||||||
| 19 | of Ministry degree from the American Seminary; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bishop Moore was ordained with ministerial | ||||||
| 21 | (Elder) credentials in July of 1967; he was appointed to | ||||||
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| 1 | District Elder in March of 1973; he was appropriated as Bishop | ||||||
| 2 | in March of 1994; he was nominated Elective Assistant Presiding | ||||||
| 3 | Bishop of the International Pentecostal Churches of the | ||||||
| 4 | Apostolic Faith, then appropriated in July of 2000; and he was | ||||||
| 5 | named Elective Presiding Prelate of the International | ||||||
| 6 | Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith Association, Inc. | ||||||
| 7 | and appropriated in July of 2008; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, He and his lovely wife, Tecola, are the parents of | ||||||
| 9 | five beautiful children: Jayme Lynn, Gregory Wayne, who is | ||||||
| 10 | married to Tracy, Robin, James Edger Anthony, who is married to | ||||||
| 11 | Ira, and Edyth Colleen, who is married to Melvin Campbell; they | ||||||
| 12 | are the proud grandparents of seven grandchildren: Jay, James | ||||||
| 13 | Jr., Christian, Christopher, Melvin, Jeremiah, Tecola | ||||||
| 14 | Climmieteen, and Jariah; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | congratulate Bishop Moore on this honor and wish him continued | ||||||
| 18 | success in the future; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Bishop J.E. Moore as a symbol of our respect.
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