Full Text of HR0380 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize Apostle Richard | 4 | | Daniel Henton on his 64 years in the ministry and 49 as pastor | 5 | | of Monument of Faith Evangelistic Church; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton began his work in the ministry on | 7 | | December 14th, 1948; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton is the founder of the R.D. Henton | 9 | | Breakthrough Ministries which boasts close to 5,000 members; he | 10 | | is the executive producer of the Breakthrough Telecast, a | 11 | | weekly program that has aired on Sunday mornings for over 27 | 12 | | years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton as been the keynote speaker for | 14 | | many ministries, including The Promise Keepers, Bishop T.D. | 15 | | Jakes, Azusa with Bishop Carlton Pearson, Morris Cerrullo, | 16 | | Bishop O.T. Jones Sr., Rev. R.W. Shambach, the late Bishop | 17 | | Gilbert E. Patterson, Bishop Charles Blake, Moore House, and | 18 | | many others; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton has held special services in | 20 | | Chicago, where he was born, raised, and still resides; these | 21 | | services often had to turn away people after the 10,000 seats |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton has 3 doctorate of divinity degrees | 3 | | and has been the recipient of numerous certificates of merit, | 4 | | letters from presidents, keys to many cities by their mayors, | 5 | | and honored by congressmen and dignitaries; he received the | 6 | | 2007 N'Digo Foundation Recipient of N'Faith Award and the 2007 | 7 | | Luminary Senior Citizen Hall of Faith Award presented by Mayor | 8 | | Richard M. Daley; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton is the father of 4 children who | 10 | | work with him in his ministry; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The celebration of Apostle Henton's milestones | 12 | | will be held on June 17, 2013, at the Apostolic Church of God | 13 | | in Chicago; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we recognize Apostle Henton as he celebrates 64 years in the | 17 | | ministry and 49 years as pastor of Monument of Faith | 18 | | Evangelistic Church and wish him all the best in his future | 19 | | endeavours; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Apostle Henton as an expression of our esteem and |
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