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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On Saturday, June 18, 2005, Dr. Carl L. White,
3 Jr., will be elevated to the office of Apostle in a
4 Consecration Service to be held at New Mount Olive Baptist
5 Church in Harvey; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He is the founder and pastor of Victory Christian
7 Assembly Church; born in Winchester, Arkansas, and raised on
8 the Westside of Chicago, his formal educational background
9 includes certification as an Evangelical Teacher, Malcolm X
10 College, the U.S. Army Training Institute, Chicago Baptist
11 Institute, and Gospel Ministry Outreach Theological Institute;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, As an evangelist, Apostle White has traveled
14 throughout the continental U.S. as well as internationally; his
15 vision of evangelism and "Ministry of the Total Man" reaches
16 out through programs and collaborative efforts with the
17 community; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Programs he and the church have sponsored include
19 support for welfare recipients and first-time, non-violent
20 offenders, after school tutorial and life skills enhancement
21 programs, Toys for Tots and an Angel Tree program, health care
22 and prevention seminars, and numerous other initiatives; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Dr. White has worked with many civic, community,
24 and religious leaders internationally, nationally, and
25 locally; his professional affiliations include: Cook County
26 Clergy United; District Overseer, the South Suburban Full
27 Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship; member, Illinois Baptist
28 State Association; member, Chicago Metropolitan Baptist
29 Association; Vice-President, The Pastors Network; Department
30 of Health and Human Services African American Healthy Marriage
31 Initiative; South Cook Ministerial Healthcare Network; member,

 

 

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1 Cook County Adult Council - National Institute of Corrections -
2 Community Corrections Division/Administrative Office of
3 Illinois Courts - Probation Department; and as chairman,
4 advisory member, or member of many other organizations with
5 community outreach goals; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Apostle White is also widely known for ministering
7 in song; his latest recording of the CD "According to My Faith"
8 features him both as soloist and writer; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Apostle Carl L. White, Jr., is married to Lady
10 Pamela White and is the father of seven children; they reside
11 in suburban Chicago and are the grandparents to eight
12 grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we congratulate Dr. Carl L. White, Jr., on being elevated to
16 the office of Apostle, and we wish him well in the future; and
17 be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Dr. White as an expression of our respect and
20 esteem.