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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On September 19, 2008, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr., | ||||||
| 3 | the President of the Ecclesia Covenant Fellowship | ||||||
| 4 | International (E.C.F.I.), where he serves as an Apostolic | ||||||
| 5 | Covering for churches in the United States and Africa, was | ||||||
| 6 | consecrated to the office of Bishop by the Almighty God through | ||||||
| 7 | Archbishop Lawrence Langston and the Trans-Atlantic and | ||||||
| 8 | Pacific Alliances of Churches of England; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. is a native of East St. | ||||||
| 10 | Louis; he is the second child of Pastor Henry and Mrs. Mae | ||||||
| 11 | Belle Phillips; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, At the young age of 10, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. | ||||||
| 13 | accepted God as his Lord and Savior; as a young man, he served | ||||||
| 14 | as a faithful worker within his local church and held several | ||||||
| 15 | leadership positions, including usher, choir director, adult | ||||||
| 16 | Sunday school teacher, Youth Ministry Coordinator in the | ||||||
| 17 | District Y.P.W.W., and State Minister of Music for the Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | S.E. Jurisdiction of the Churches of God in Christ; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. studied theology at the | ||||||
| 20 | Christian Life School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia and | ||||||
| 21 | continued his ministry studies at the St. Louis Bible College | ||||||
| 22 | in St. Louis, Missouri; he then received his Doctorate of | ||||||
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| 1 | Religious Philosophy at the Tabernacle Bible College and | ||||||
| 2 | Seminary in Tampa, Florida; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, In 1994, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. founded and | ||||||
| 4 | began the Pastorate of Power of Change Ministries; he presently | ||||||
| 5 | has reached a congregation of over 1,200 members, including the | ||||||
| 6 | Power of Change Christian Center's second location in Mount | ||||||
| 7 | Vernon; the ministry has stepped beyond the walls of the church | ||||||
| 8 | by purchasing a recreation center that will support the needs | ||||||
| 9 | of the community; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. is a member of the | ||||||
| 11 | Joint Colleges of African American Pentecostal Bishops; he | ||||||
| 12 | serves as the Police Commissioner of Cahokia; he also serves as | ||||||
| 13 | a member of the Illinois State Treasurer Advisory Board; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In addition to his numerous civic duties, Bishop | ||||||
| 15 | Henry Phillips, Jr. has a number of certifications in Christian | ||||||
| 16 | counseling, marital and human behavioral counseling, church | ||||||
| 17 | growth, and leadership development; he is currently working on | ||||||
| 18 | his first book; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. is married to Dr. | ||||||
| 20 | Patricia Phillips; together, they have three sons, Rickey, | ||||||
| 21 | Demetric, and Corey; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | honor Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. on the occasion of becoming | ||||||
| 4 | consecrated to the office of Bishop and wish him luck in his | ||||||
| 5 | future endeavors; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Bishop Henry Phillips, Jr. as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 8 | respect and esteem.
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