Full Text of HR0677 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Pastor Melvin L. Moore, Sr. for | 4 | | his work and service to his community; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Melvin Moore, Sr. was born in Harvey and | 6 | | raised in Markham; he attended Thornwood High School in South | 7 | | Holland; he subsequently attended the Moody Bible Institute, | 8 | | the Chicago Baptist Institute, where he earned a degree in | 9 | | accounting, and St. Thomas Christian University, where he | 10 | | received a Doctorate of Divinity; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Melvin Moore, Sr. accepted his call into | 12 | | the ministry at the age of 14 under Pastor C. L. Guyse at | 13 | | Greater St. John Baptist Church in Markham; after serving for 2 | 14 | | years as interim Pastor of Second Baptist Church, he served for | 15 | | 10 years as Assistant Pastor of First Paradise M.B. Church in | 16 | | Chicago under the late Pastor Eddie H. Gardner, Sr.; at the age | 17 | | of 33, he was chosen to serve as pastor of Woodlawn Union | 18 | | Baptist Church in Chicago; under Pastor Moore's leadership, the | 19 | | church's membership increased from 25 to 200 members in less | 20 | | than 2 years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, After his 7th year at Woodlawn Union Baptist | 22 | | Church, Pastor Melvin Moore, Sr. and his wife, Lady Moore, |
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| 1 | | organized New Beginning Full Gospel Ministries, a thriving | 2 | | ministry that is operating under an anointing where lives are | 3 | | being changed; he has traveled across the United States | 4 | | preaching the Word of God and teaching workshops and seminars; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Melvin Moore, Sr. has been the host of a | 7 | | very successful local radio program on WYCA-FM and a television | 8 | | program on WJYS; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Melvin Moore, Sr. served as second | 10 | | assistant to the late Overseer of the Full Gospel Baptist | 11 | | Church Fellowship (State of Illinois - Eastern District) for | 12 | | many years before he was elevated to the position of District | 13 | | Overseer for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship (State | 14 | | of Illinois - Joshua District); therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we honor Dr. Melvin L. Moore, Sr. for his work and service to | 18 | | his community and wish him continued success and happiness in | 19 | | the future; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Pastor Melvin Moore, Sr. as a symbol of our esteem | 22 | | and respect.
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