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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 Bishop Willie | ||||||
4 | James Chambliss, founder and Pastor of the Miracle Revival | ||||||
5 | Center Church of God in Christ in Maywood on the occasion of | ||||||
6 | his retirement; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Bishop Chambliss founded the Miracle Revival | ||||||
8 | Center Church on Saint Charles Road in Maywood on May 11, 1969; | ||||||
9 | the church's innovative approach to ministry, tent revivals, | ||||||
10 | vacation bible school, and a string of dynamic speakers | ||||||
11 | prompted unanticipated growth; after the original location on | ||||||
12 | Saint Charles Road was no longer adequate, the church spent | ||||||
13 | time located on West Madison in Bellwood and a second location | ||||||
14 | on Saint Charles in Maywood; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Bishop Chambliss also served as First | ||||||
16 | Administrative Assistant during his early days as Pastor; he | ||||||
17 | quickly became respected as a true leader and a man of honor | ||||||
18 | and integrity; on February 2, 1985 he accepted his calling into | ||||||
19 | the Office of Bishop and on February 29, 1996 he was installed | ||||||
20 | as the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Illinois Midwest | ||||||
21 | Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the Church of God in Christ; he | ||||||
22 | oversees 12 churches across 3 mid-western states, with the | ||||||
23 | majority located in Illinois; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The Miracle Revival Center has advanced a great | ||||||
2 | deal since its founding by Bishop Chambliss; the ministry's | ||||||
3 | current home, constructed in 1991, is a 1,200 seat | ||||||
4 | state-of-the-art facility that houses an audio and video | ||||||
5 | center, a community child-care center, bookstore, and prayer | ||||||
6 | tower; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, In 1994, Governor Jim Edgar proclaimed September | ||||||
8 | 16, 1994 to be Miracle Revival Center Day throughout the State | ||||||
9 | of Illinois in honor of the ministry's 25th year anniversary | ||||||
10 | and service to the community; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Today the ministry strives to address a myriad of | ||||||
12 | complex social issues; Bishop Chambliss has established a | ||||||
13 | non-profit organization, the West Suburban Neighborhood | ||||||
14 | Development Corporation, to meet the social services and | ||||||
15 | economic development needs of the community; it serves as a | ||||||
16 | delivery system through which grant funding and community | ||||||
17 | economic development projects are conducted; the Miracle | ||||||
18 | Revival Center Food & Pantry Depository, the Community Juvenile | ||||||
19 | Justice Education Project, the Maywood Health & Wellness Fair, | ||||||
20 | and the Community Youth Residential Center are all programs | ||||||
21 | under the West Suburban Neighborhood Development Corporation | ||||||
22 | dedicated to helping those in the community; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Bishop Chambliss was born to Willie J. Chambliss, | ||||||
2 | Sr. and Lucille Chambliss on February 6, 1929 in Macon, | ||||||
3 | Georgia; he has been married to Mother Irene Chambliss since | ||||||
4 | 1959 and together they have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 5 | ||||||
5 | great-grandchildren; he studied at the Moody Bible Institute | ||||||
6 | and the C.H. Mason-William Roberts Bible Institute; therefore, | ||||||
7 | be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we congratulate Bishop Willie James Chambliss on his retirement | ||||||
11 | as Pastor from the Miracle Revival Center Church of God in | ||||||
12 | Christ, thank him for his commitment to his community, and wish | ||||||
13 | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Bishop Chambliss as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
16 | and respect.
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