Full Text of HR1219 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Bishop Embra R. | 4 | | Patterson, Jr. on being the first Church of God in Christ | 5 | | Bishop in the City of Peoria; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Patterson is the founding Pastor of Kingdom | 7 | | Temple Church of God in Christ, and President of the Kingdom | 8 | | Temple Outreach Ministries, Inc. in Peoria; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Patterson has been involved in many Peoria | 10 | | community civic organizations over the last 38 years including, | 11 | | the Peoria City Beautiful Council, the Peoria District 150 | 12 | | Advisory Board, the Peoria Race Relations Commission, the | 13 | | Peoria Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Black Chamber of | 14 | | Commerce Planning Committee, the Peoria Black Chamber of | 15 | | Commerce Board Chairman, and the Peoria Area Conventions and | 16 | | Visitors Bureau; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Bishop Patterson retired after 35 years | 18 | | of service with Ameren Illinois, formerly the Central Illinois | 19 | | Light Company, progressing through various levels of | 20 | | responsibility; he was consecrated the Jurisdictional Bishop | 21 | | of the Southern Illinois Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the | 22 | | Church of God In Christ, Inc. in November 2013; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of his appointment will be | 2 | | held on July 18, 2014 at the Embassy Suites and Conference | 3 | | Center in East Peoria; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Bishop Embra R. Patterson, Jr. on being the | 7 | | first Church of God in Christ Bishop in the City of Peoria; and | 8 | | be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Bishop Patterson as an expression of our esteem | 11 | | and respect.
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