Full Text of HR0364 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Carl E. King | 4 | | Sr. on being elected to the National Judiciary Board of the | 5 | | Church of God in Christ; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Judiciary Board is the Supreme Court of the | 7 | | Church of God in Christ, Inc. (COGIC); as the final authority | 8 | | on questions of ecclesiastical constitutional doctrine, it | 9 | | maintains the balance between the Legislative (General | 10 | | Assembly) and Executive Branch (General Board); the Judiciary | 11 | | Board is also the final appellate forum of the COGIC for | 12 | | disputes, except in cases that have been appealed to the | 13 | | Presiding Prelate for executive clemency; the Judiciary Board | 14 | | is comprised of nine members from the church categories of | 15 | | Episcopal, Ministerial, and General Assembly; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. King Sr. is the founding pastor of Christ | 17 | | Community Church in South Holland; since 1987, he has led | 18 | | Christ Community with the mission of "connecting the SOULS to | 19 | | Christ with an emphasis on discipleship and empowerment through | 20 | | worship and service"; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. King has been an active and committed leader | 22 | | within the Church of God in Christ; he has served as an |
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| 1 | | administrative assistant and District Superintendent for the | 2 | | William Roberts Memorial District of First Jurisdiction of | 3 | | Illinois; at the national level, he has served as Dean of the | 4 | | Institute for the General Council of Pastors and Elders and | 5 | | Chair of the Codification Committee for the General Assembly; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, A gifted teacher and educator, Dr. King is a | 8 | | former adjunct faculty member of Indiana Wesleyan University in | 9 | | Merrillville, Indiana; currently, he serves as a board member | 10 | | for the Evangelical Training Association and as a member of | 11 | | Unity Christian Academy's Board of Visitors; he was a former | 12 | | member of Wheaton College's Board of Visitors; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. King is actively engaged in the community and | 14 | | serves as a Chaplain for the South Holland Fire and Police | 15 | | Departments; he has also served as the President of the South | 16 | | Holland Ministerial Alliance and as President of the Thornton | 17 | | High School District 205 School Board; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. King attended Purdue University and received a | 19 | | bachelor of arts from Governor's State University; he graduated | 20 | | from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he received a | 21 | | certificate in biblical studies; he received his Doctorate of | 22 | | Ministry from the McCormick Theological Seminary; he is married | 23 | | to Dr. Jeanne Porter King and is the father of Carl II, Anna, |
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| 1 | | and Marjalene Kelly, the father-in-law of Jacqueline King, | 2 | | Stephen King, and Louis Coleman, and the grandfather of Stephen | 3 | | M. Kelly and Brendan Carl King; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Dr. Carl E. King Sr. on being elected to the | 7 | | National Judiciary Board of the Church of God in Christ; and be | 8 | | it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Dr. King as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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