HR1415 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. William McCoy on the occasion of his 25 years of dedicated service as Chief Apostle at Brothers Keeper Community Outreach Church; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William McCoy began his pastoral career in 1986, when he was assigned to serve at God's House of Deliverance Holiness Church; in 1989, he earned his Certificate of Ordination from the Pentecostal Apostolic Assemblies of Jesus Christ; in 1991, he graduated from the United Theological Seminary, where he was named Valedictorian; in 1993, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Apostolic Baptist Seminary in Evansville, Indiana; in 1994, he was consecrated as the Presiding Prelate Bishop of IPAE and AIMBK by Bishop Lester P. Bell and earned his Prison Fellowship Training Diploma; in 1995, he earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Pastoral Theology from the International College of Bible Theology; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William McCoy has served as an Auxiliary Chaplain of the Cook County Sheriff Department since 1994; he has served as a Life Skills Facilitator with the Vital Issues Project; he has served as a board member of the Cook County Jails Alternative Schools L.S.C. since 1997; he has been a Certified Red Cross Instructor in HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education since 1997; he served as the Superintendent Parole Chaplain of Cook and Lake Counties for the Illinois Department of Corrections from 1997 to 2001; he served as Chief Police Chaplain and Administrator for the City of Harvey from 1998 to 1999; in 1998, he served as a Domestic Violence Facilitator for Western Judicial Services in Norris City; in 2000, he became a member of Mentors & Adult Probation Systems, the James Williams Ministry's Project Now, and the Southside Health Consortium; in 2001, he became Head Chaplain of FAITH, Inc. and joined the Cook County Circuit Court Mentoring Advisory Board of the Illinois Department of Corrections Chaplaincy Council; in 2002, he was elected to serve as President of the Illinois Community Chaplaincy Council; in 2009, he became a member of the Coalition for United Community Action Advisory Board; that same year, he became President of the South Suburban Action Conference and became a member of the IPAE-NETWORK Cook County Sheriff's Department Re-Entry Initiative and the Advisory Board of Cook County Clergy United, Inc.; he is also currently working with various NSP programs in Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William McCoy has earned numerous awards and recognitions for his work in his community, including the Good Samaritan Award for Outstanding Contributions for the Betterment of Humanity from the Illinois Adventist Prison Ministry Organization, an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the International College of Bible Theology, Certificates of Completion from the Central States Institute of Addiction, the Illinois Department of Corrections Training Academy, and the Illinois Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, the Dr. Arthur M. Brazier Distinguished Service Award from the Apostolic Church of God, the Chaplain of the Year award from the Illinois Department of Corrections, a Certificate of Appreciation from Salvation Ministries, the Outstanding Community Service award from the Association of Black Social Workers, a Certificate of Appreciation from ANGEL TREE/A Ministry of Prison Fellowship; he has also been recognized in the National Directory of Who's Who in Executive Professionals; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William McCoy will be honored for his years of service during the Chief Apostle Dr. William McCoy and Co-Pastor Dr. Rose McCoy 25th Pastoralship Appreciation Service on October 15, 2010 and a Black Tie Banquet on October 16, 2010; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. William McCoy for his many years of dedicated service and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. William McCoy as a symbol of our esteem and respect.