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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Bishop Frank M. Munsey of Munster,
4Indiana, who passed away on February 5, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was born on August 11, 1930;
6his parents were Frank and Eva Munsey of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was the founder and Pastor
8Emeritus of Family Christian Center (FCC), a mega-church of
9more than 17,000 in Munster, Indiana, having founded the church
10in 1953; he remained at FCC until 1985, when his son, the
11Reverend Steve Munsey, assumed charge of the church; the FCC is
12known for sermons that fuse the Gospels with high-tech
13theatrics and its diverse outreach programs; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Under the leadership of and following the example
15of Bishop Frank Munsey, the Family Christian Center has
16distributed five million tons of food to local families; the
17church's hospital ministry sends chaplains to 23 local
18hospitals; five Correctional Facilities within the Northwest
19Indiana-Chicagoland area receive hope for a new life through
20FCC's prison ministry; FCC also provides spiritual and
21financial help to missionaries in more than 10 countries,
22supporting orphanages, schools, and churches through world

 

 

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1missions; and
 
2    WHEREAS, In 1985, Bishop Frank Munsey left pastoral care
3and focused on world missions; he ministered in 105 countries
4before settling in Sofia, Bulgaria, where, in 1992, he and his
5wife began the American English Academy, a school that provides
6excellence in education under a Christian banner in a largely
7un-churched nation; the academy's 175 students hail from 31
8countries; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was preceded in death by his
10parents and his siblings, Kenneth Munsey and Frances Munsey;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey is survived by his wife of
13nearly 60 years, Ruth (nee McConley); his brother, Darrel
14Munsey (Carolyn); his children, Stephan K. Munsey (Melodye),
15Joe D. Munsey (Robin), Phillip M. Munsey (Jeannie), and Sheila
16R. Munsey Gerald (Kevin); his 9 grandchildren; his 10
17great-grandchildren; and his many sisters and brothers-in-law,
18nieces and nephews, friends, and colleagues; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
21his family and friends, the passing of Bishop Frank M. Munsey;
22and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Bishop Frank Munsey as an expression
3of our sympathy.