Bill Text: IL HR0491 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Pastor Elder Andre' R. Fluker on 15 years of pastoral leadership and 30 years of ministry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0491 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0491-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 Pastor Elder Andre' R. | ||||||
4 | Fluker on 15 years of pastoral leadership and 30 years of | ||||||
5 | ministry; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker initiated the Unity Tour, where 25 | ||||||
7 | pastors from the North Lawndale community united with | ||||||
8 | congregants to form K2K, a prayer chain on 16th Street that | ||||||
9 | reached from Kedzie Avenue to Kostner Avenue; participants | ||||||
10 | included State Representative Art Turner, Senator Patricia | ||||||
11 | Watkins, and the late Alderman Michael Chandler; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker organized a monthly North Lawndale | ||||||
13 | community Prayer Around the School initiative, where | ||||||
14 | congregants from several churches gather on the first Saturday | ||||||
15 | of each month to pray around the school that the congregation | ||||||
16 | adopted; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker served as Chairman for Lawndale | ||||||
18 | CARE, the CARE Initiative under Mayor Emanuel; during that | ||||||
19 | time, the 24th Ward saw an increase in growth and development; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker coordinated the UpWard 24 |
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1 | Ministerial Alliance, a group of concerned pastors united for | ||||||
2 | change, growth, and development in the 24th Ward under the | ||||||
3 | leadership of the Alderman Michael Scott administration; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Each year, Pastor Fluker and All Nations Church | ||||||
5 | donate over 200 book bags and school supplies to the children | ||||||
6 | and family members of incarcerated Lawndale citizens; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker founded the Urban Tree Community | ||||||
8 | Outreach, a not-for-profit organization through All Nations | ||||||
9 | Church that hosts yearly life-changing events to stimulate, | ||||||
10 | motivate, and activate residents of the North Lawndale | ||||||
11 | Community and the City of Chicago; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker founded the Widow's Might | ||||||
13 | Foundation to empower, encourage, and educate seniors in | ||||||
14 | assisted living facilities and to keep them strong, stable, and | ||||||
15 | safe from predators and loneliness; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker has always been available to work | ||||||
17 | with the Mayor, Alderman, Senator, and State Representative to | ||||||
18 | create change and promote a strong, viable community; he has | ||||||
19 | been a faithful and consistent community organizer for the 24th | ||||||
20 | Ward; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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1 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
2 | we congratulate Pastor Elder Andre' R. Fluker on 15 years of | ||||||
3 | pastoral leadership and 30 years of ministry and wish him many | ||||||
4 | more successful years; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to Pastor Fluker as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
7 | respect.
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