Bill Text: IL HR0869 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Herbert L. Johnson, Jr. on the occasion of his 5 years of dedicated service as Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0869 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0869-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 Herbert L. | ||||||
4 | Johnson, Jr. on the occasion of his 5 years of dedicated | ||||||
5 | service as Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Pastor Herbert Johnson, Jr. earned his | ||||||
7 | associate's degree in business administration and his bachelor | ||||||
8 | degree with a concentration in management from Robert Morris | ||||||
9 | College; he subsequently earned his Masters of Divinity degree | ||||||
10 | from the McCormick Theological Seminary of the Associated | ||||||
11 | Theological Schools; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Pastor Herbert Johnson, Jr. is the proud pastor of | ||||||
13 | Liberty Baptist Church; following his motto, "A Church for the | ||||||
14 | Community", he has created the ministry priorities of Worship | ||||||
15 | God, Empowering People and Serving the Community; he has | ||||||
16 | promoted the belief that "equipping" is one of the primary ways | ||||||
17 | to help people develop their spiritual gift and encourage their | ||||||
18 | involvement in ministry and social justice and, in turn, | ||||||
19 | mobilize these same people to "equip" others; he also believes | ||||||
20 | that academic preparation will assist others to expand and | ||||||
21 | fulfill their spiritual call and vision; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Pastor Herbert L. Johnson, Jr. serves as CEO and |
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1 | President of Freedom West Development
Corporation, a 501(c)(3) | ||||||
2 | non-profit organization that gives back-to-school supplies to | ||||||
3 | over 1,200 youth; under his leadership, Liberty Baptist Church | ||||||
4 | has also served 1,000 people with toys, food baskets, and | ||||||
5 | community outreach picnics; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Pastor Herbert Johnson, Jr. is a member of the | ||||||
7 | National Baptist Convention USA, Inc., the Baptist General | ||||||
8 | State Convention of Illinois, the Southern Baptist Convention, | ||||||
9 | the Illinois Baptist Association, and the Rockford and Vicinity | ||||||
10 | District Association; he is a board member of the North Central | ||||||
11 | Baptist Association; he also serves his community through | ||||||
12 | numerous leadership positions, including the Input Committee | ||||||
13 | of the District 205 Rockford Public Schools, Vice Chairman of | ||||||
14 | the Rockford Mass Transit District, and President of the | ||||||
15 | Rockford Minister's Fellowship; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Pastor Herbert Johnson, Jr. will celebrate his 5th | ||||||
17 | anniversary as Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church with a | ||||||
18 | celebration in his honor on March 18, 2012; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
21 | we congratulate Herbert L. Johnson, Jr. on the occasion of his | ||||||
22 | 5 years of dedicated service as Pastor of Liberty Baptist | ||||||
23 | Church and wish him continued success and happiness in the |
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1 | future; and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
3 | presented to Pastor Herbert Johnson, Jr. as a symbol of our | ||||||
4 | esteem and respect.
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