Full Text of HR1434 94th General Assembly
HR1434 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Reverend Donald | 4 |
| E. Horath and the Hillside Bethel Tabernacle Church in Decatur | 5 |
| on the occasion of the church's 45th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Horath founded Hillside Bethel | 7 |
| Tabernacle on October 1, 1961; he is celebrating 45 years of | 8 |
| pastoral ministry along with the anniversary of the church; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served in the role of police chaplain in | 10 |
| many places, including Faulkner County, Arkansas; Wood County, | 11 |
| Alba, Texas; Livingston Parish, Louisiana; and Walker, | 12 |
| Louisiana; he has also been active in jail ministry in Decatur; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Horath has been recorded in the third | 15 |
| edition of "Who's Who in Religion"; he served as the producer | 16 |
| of Hillside Bethel Outreach Television Ministry, which aired on | 17 |
| four stations, from 1984 to 2001; he served as Vice-Chairman of | 18 |
| Bethel Ministerial Association, Inc., from 1980 to 1985 and as | 19 |
| Chairman from 1985 to 1997 and 2003 to 2006; he also served as | 20 |
| the Chairman of the Credential Committee from 1997 to 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been a member of the Christian Minister's | 22 |
| Alliance Executive Board of Decatur since 1999; he has been the | 23 |
| Administrative Pastor of Hillside Bethel Christian School | 24 |
| since 1986, is an officer of Christian Schools of Illinois, and | 25 |
| is associated with "Team Impact Ministries"; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Reverend Horath graduated from Stephen Decatur | 27 |
| High School in Decatur; he completed studies at Bethel Academy, | 28 |
| Bethel Ministerial Assoc., Inc., in Indianapolis, Indiana; he | 29 |
| received an Administrative Training Certificate from the | 30 |
| School of Tomorrow (A.C.E.) in Lewisville, Texas, and a Doctor |
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| of Arts in Theology from the University of Israel Cum | 2 |
| Laude/University of San Francisco, California, in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, The church along with Dr. Horath will celebrate | 4 |
| this very special anniversary on Sunday, October 1, 2006; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 |
| we congratulate Reverend Donald E. Horath and the Hillside | 9 |
| Bethel Tabernacle Church in Decatur on the occasion of the | 10 |
| church's 45th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Reverend Horath as an expression of our respect | 13 |
| and esteem.
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