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