Full Text of HR1367 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Pastor Joseph Johnson, of | 4 | | the Star of Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church in Peoria, on the | 5 | | occasion of his 75th birthday; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Joseph H. Johnson has been pastoring the | 7 | | Star of Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church in Peoria for 43 years; | 8 | | he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Theology from Chicago | 9 | | Baptist Institute of Theology; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He served as the assistant pastor of Liberty | 11 | | Baptist Church in Chicago, under the leadership of Pastor | 12 | | Parker, after completing his studies; he later returned to his | 13 | | home church, the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in | 14 | | Peoria, under the leadership of late Pastor Calvin Hightower; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He completed Pre-Law graduate studies at South Cal | 17 | | and in Minneapolis, Minnesota; he dedicated 35 years to the | 18 | | Juvenile Court Service of Peoria County, starting as a juvenile | 19 | | probation officer, and retiring as the director of Juvenile | 20 | | Court after 33 years in that position; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, While pastoring and working at juvenile court, he |
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| 1 | | raised 2 sons, Joel and John, and 18 foster sons; he is also | 2 | | blessed with a daughter, Jehan Alea; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He has 24 sons and daughters of the ministry | 4 | | serving as pastors and missionaries throughout the United | 5 | | States; under his leadership, the ministry of Star Hope has and | 6 | | continues to support missionaries in Africa and | 7 | | Trinidad-Tobago; during his pastorate, the ministry has paid | 8 | | off 2 buildings and an expansion without having to resort to | 9 | | the traditional fundraising; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | wish Pastor Johnson a great birthday celebration this year and | 13 | | for years to come; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Pastor Joseph Johnson as a symbol of our respect | 16 | | and esteem.
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