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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Carl E. King | ||||||
| 4 | Sr. on being elected to the National Judiciary Board of the | ||||||
| 5 | Church of God in Christ; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Judiciary Board is the Supreme Court of the | ||||||
| 7 | Church of God in Christ, Inc. (COGIC); as the final authority | ||||||
| 8 | on questions of ecclesiastical constitutional doctrine, it | ||||||
| 9 | maintains the balance between the Legislative (General | ||||||
| 10 | Assembly) and Executive Branch (General Board); the Judiciary | ||||||
| 11 | Board is also the final appellate forum of the COGIC for | ||||||
| 12 | disputes, except in cases that have been appealed to the | ||||||
| 13 | Presiding Prelate for executive clemency; the Judiciary Board | ||||||
| 14 | is comprised of nine members from the church categories of | ||||||
| 15 | Episcopal, Ministerial, and General Assembly; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. King Sr. is the founding pastor of Christ | ||||||
| 17 | Community Church in South Holland; since 1987, he has led | ||||||
| 18 | Christ Community with the mission of "connecting the SOULS to | ||||||
| 19 | Christ with an emphasis on discipleship and empowerment through | ||||||
| 20 | worship and service"; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Dr. King has been an active and committed leader | ||||||
| 22 | within the Church of God in Christ; he has served as an | ||||||
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| 1 | administrative assistant and District Superintendent for the | ||||||
| 2 | William Roberts Memorial District of First Jurisdiction of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois; at the national level, he has served as Dean of the | ||||||
| 4 | Institute for the General Council of Pastors and Elders and | ||||||
| 5 | Chair of the Codification Committee for the General Assembly; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, A gifted teacher and educator, Dr. King is a | ||||||
| 8 | former adjunct faculty member of Indiana Wesleyan University in | ||||||
| 9 | Merrillville, Indiana; currently, he serves as a board member | ||||||
| 10 | for the Evangelical Training Association and as a member of | ||||||
| 11 | Unity Christian Academy's Board of Visitors; he was a former | ||||||
| 12 | member of Wheaton College's Board of Visitors; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Dr. King is actively engaged in the community and | ||||||
| 14 | serves as a Chaplain for the South Holland Fire and Police | ||||||
| 15 | Departments; he has also served as the President of the South | ||||||
| 16 | Holland Ministerial Alliance and as President of the Thornton | ||||||
| 17 | High School District 205 School Board; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dr. King attended Purdue University and received a | ||||||
| 19 | bachelor of arts from Governor's State University; he graduated | ||||||
| 20 | from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he received a | ||||||
| 21 | certificate in biblical studies; he received his Doctorate of | ||||||
| 22 | Ministry from the McCormick Theological Seminary; he is married | ||||||
| 23 | to Dr. Jeanne Porter King and is the father of Carl II, Anna, | ||||||
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| 1 | and Marjalene Kelly, the father-in-law of Jacqueline King, | ||||||
| 2 | Stephen King, and Louis Coleman, and the grandfather of Stephen | ||||||
| 3 | M. Kelly and Brendan Carl King; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we congratulate Dr. Carl E. King Sr. on being elected to the | ||||||
| 7 | National Judiciary Board of the Church of God in Christ; and be | ||||||
| 8 | it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Dr. King as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 11 | respect.
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