Full Text of HR0538 94th General Assembly
HR0538 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Dr. White as an expression of our respect and | 20 |
| esteem.
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