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92_HR0711

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are proud to recognize significant events in
 4    the lives of the citizens of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, Reverend Gerald M. Dew of the Antioch Missionary
 6    Baptist Church in Chicago celebrates the first anniversary of
 7    his service on March 11, 2002; and

 8        WHEREAS, Reverend Dew was born on December 18,  1959,  in
 9    Chicago,  Illinois; following primary training in Chicago, he
10    completed his secondary education at  Muncie  Northside  High
11    School in Muncie, Indiana; and

12        WHEREAS,  Reverend Dew continued his academic pursuits at
13    Texas Southern  University  in  Houston,  graduating  with  a
14    Bachelor  of Arts Degree; he went on to earn a Master of Arts
15    Degree  in  Theology  from  Houston's  Graduate   School   of
16    Theology;  Reverend  Dew  entered the Postgraduate Program at
17    the University of St. Thomas in Houston in the pursuit  of  a
18    Doctor of Philosophy degree in Religion; and

19        WHEREAS,  In  February  of  1982,  Reverend  Dew became a
20    member and associate  minister  at  Greater  Zion  Missionary
21    Baptist  Church  in  Houston;  he was called as its Pastor in
22    1984, shortly after the passing of Dr. M.L. Price; and

23        WHEREAS, Under  Reverend  Dew's  capable  leadership  and
24    direction,  several  initiatives  were  undertaken at Greater
25    Zion; he organized Re-Ward Third  Ward,  Inc.,  a  non-profit
26    Community  Development  Corporation;  he established a Church
27    Food  Pantry,  a  Church  Tape  Ministry,  the  New   Members
28    Orientation  Program and Follow-up Procedures; he established
29    a Deacon Family Ministry  Plan,  along  with  procedures  for
30    promoting  greater  utilization  of the Ministerial Staff, as
31    well  as  the  initiation  of  an  annual  "Home   Visitation
 
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 1    Ministry"; and

 2        WHEREAS, With Reverend Dew's help, Greater Zion completed
 3    remodeling  and began the initial phase of expanding the M.L.
 4    Price Educational Building; he led over 300 persons to Christ
 5    through personal evangelism and increased membership  by  500
 6    persons; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Reverend  Dew continues to be actively involved
 8    in local, national, and world matters which have enhanced his
 9    effectiveness as a Spiritual Leader; and

10        WHEREAS, Reverend Dew is past Board Chairman of the Texas
11    Center  for  Biblical  Studies,  former  Vice  Moderator   of
12    Operations   of   the  Lincoln  District  Missionary  Baptist
13    Association of Texas, and currently serves as  Administrative
14    Assistant/Curriculum    Coordinator    of    Africa   Crusade
15    Ministries, Inc., and Dean of Ministers'  Conference  of  the
16    National Missionary Baptist Convention of America; and

17        WHEREAS,  Reverend  Dew  and  his lovely wife, Mrs. Marva
18    Dew, have two teen-age children, Samuel, 15, and  Eboni,  13;
19    therefore, be it

20        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
21    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22    we  congratulate  Reverend  Gerald  M.  Dew  on   his   first
23    anniversary  as  Pastor  of  the  Antioch  Missionary Baptist
24    Church in Chicago; and be it further

25        RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
26    to Reverend Gerald M. Dew as an expression of our esteem.

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