Full Text of HR0546 97th General Assembly
HR0546 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Apostle William | 4 | | McCoy, D.D., Ph.D., founder, Overseer, and CEO of Am I My | 5 | | Brothers Keeper Outreach Church, Brothers Keeper's Community | 6 | | Resource Center, and the International Pentecostal Assembly | 7 | | Ecumenical, on his 26th anniversary; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He began his ministry in 1984 on the streets of | 9 | | Harvey, Robbins, and Chicago with a message of deliverance from | 10 | | substance addictions and domestic abuse; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, During this time, he began taking people into his | 12 | | home who hungered for deliverance from their addictions; | 13 | | together with his wife, Dr. Rose McCoy, he provided support and | 14 | | spiritual nurturing needed to restructure the lives of broken | 15 | | individuals, transitioning them back into the community and | 16 | | returning them to their families as saved, delivered, | 17 | | responsible, and productive people; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Am I My Brothers Keeper Outreach Center is a grass | 19 | | roots ministry exhibiting a strong emphasis on teaching and | 20 | | deliverance in its outreach activities in the following areas: | 21 | | jail ministry, parole chaplaincy training, street ministry, | 22 | | and ministerial training; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The International Pentecostal Assembly | 2 | | Ecumenical, the networking vehicle of Am I My Brothers Keeper, | 3 | | is made up of a conglomerate of churches of various | 4 | | denominations and faith-based organization that have come | 5 | | together as one body for the purpose of Kingdom building | 6 | | through the sharing of ideas, resources, information, and | 7 | | services to meet the spiritual, physical, and social needs of | 8 | | all humanity; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate Apostle William McCoy on this anniversary | 12 | | occasion and wish him continued success in his future | 13 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Apostle William McCoy as a symbol of our respect | 16 | | and esteem.
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