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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Pastor Steven D. Lewis has been Pastor of the True
3 Vine M.B. Church in Chicago for 25 years; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Pastor Lewis is a graduate of Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 High School in Blue Island, and attended Moraine Valley
6 Community College in Palos Hills; he began his structured
7 biblical studies at Chicago Baptist Institute, later
8 graduating from International Bible Seminary in Orlando,
9 Florida, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology; Pastor
10 Lewis was called to pastor the True Vine M.B. Church in 1979;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, Pastor Lewis is a renowned preacher; his powerful
13 teaching and dynamic preaching have touched hundreds of
14 thousands of lives, and have afforded him the privilege of
15 ministering to families all across Chicago and numerous cities
16 and states; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He is also very musically inclined, possessing
18 both the gift of singing and playing the organ; his ministry is
19 meaningful and mighty; although he is lofty in stature, his
20 humble demeanor speaks a greater volume; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He has been married to his soul mate, Helen
22 Patrice Lewis, for 23 years; they have been blessed with four
23 children, Hope Lynette, Steven D. Jr., Christopher James, and
24 Cameron William; therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
27 congratulate Pastor Steven D. Lewis on the occasion of his
28 twenty-fifth anniversary as Pastor of the True Vine M.B. Church
29 in Chicago and we thank him for his many contributions to the
30 community; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Pastor Lewis as an expression of our admiration
3 and esteem.