Full Text of HR0535 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Elder Edwin Lee | 4 | | Harris and the congregation of St. Mark Missionary Baptist | 5 | | Church of Harvey on the occasion of Elder Harris' installation | 6 | | as Pastor of St. Mark; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church began as a | 8 | | bible study group in the home of Deacon Kiser and Sister Mary | 9 | | Wright; on April 15, 1959, under the leadership of Rev. James | 10 | | P. Neal and 5 other members, the bible study group organized | 11 | | and became St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church; in August of | 12 | | 1968, they purchased a small frame house at 14618 Lincoln | 13 | | Avenue, in Harvey, where service was held until 1986; since | 14 | | then, a multi-building complex was built to accommodate a | 15 | | remarkable growth in membership; St. Mark's has approximately | 16 | | 30 ministries designed to meet the needs of over 3,000 members | 17 | | and the community at large; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Elder Edwin Harris received Jesus as his Lord and | 19 | | Savior in October of 1992; he has been a member of St. Mark | 20 | | Missionary Baptist Church for the past 18 years; he accepted | 21 | | his calling into the ministry and was licensed to preach on | 22 | | November 14, 1997, and appointed as an Elder in January of | 23 | | 2003; he was subsequently elevated to the office of Executive |
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| 1 | | Pastor in August of 2005; after serving under the direction of | 2 | | the late Bishop William Jordan, Elder Harris was ordained on | 3 | | July 30, 2006; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In his role as Executive Director of Ministries, | 5 | | Elder Edwin Harris works closely with the leaders of the 30 | 6 | | ministries of St. Mark and serves as a source of direction, | 7 | | guidance, and leadership; in his previous role of Executive | 8 | | Pastor, he served and worked closely with the St. Mark | 9 | | leadership in assuring the realization of the church's vision; | 10 | | in working closely with the late Bishop Jordan, Presiding | 11 | | Prelate of the St. Mark Covenant Churches Fellowship (SMCCF), | 12 | | Elder Harris took on the responsibility of Annual Convocation | 13 | | Coordinator for the SMCCF as well as working closely with the | 14 | | Adjutants of the local church and with the Fellowship; after | 15 | | the passing of Bishop William Jordan, he was selected to be St. | 16 | | Mark's pastor on August 27, 2011; he will be the sixth pastor | 17 | | of St. Mark's since its founding in 1959; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Elder Edwin Harris and his loving wife, Beverly | 19 | | Harris, have three children, Jeremy, Kaylin, and Nadia; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Elder Edwin Harris will be installed as Pastor of | 21 | | St. Mark over several days of celebration beginning on October | 22 | | 13, 2011; the celebration will culminate with his installation | 23 | | on October 16, 2011 at 4:00 P.M.; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Elder Edwin Lee Harris and the congregation of | 4 | | St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church on the occasion of Elder | 5 | | Harris' installation as Pastor of St. Mark and wish them | 6 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Elder Edwin Lee Harris and the congregation of St. | 10 | | Mark Missionary Baptist Church as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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