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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Pastor Richard D.
4McCreary II, Ph.D. on the 40th anniversary of being installed
5as the pastor of New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in
6Phoenix, Illinois; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Pastor McCreary was born in Evergreen, Alabama to
8Leodia P. and Richard D. McCreary Sr. on May 14, 1967; he was
9ordained on March 1, 1970 at the Rockhill Baptist Church in
10Carbondale, where he served as interim pastor until 1971; in
111980, he became senior pastor of New Covenant Missionary
12Baptist Church after serving for seven years as associate
13pastor; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Pastor McCreary was formerly a teacher in the
15public school systems of Georgia and Alabama; for 24 years, he
16was employed as a professor of composition at Governors State
17University in University Park, where he was voted Professor of
18the Year in 1984; he retired in 1996; he was also employed as
19an adjunct professor of preaching at Northern Baptist
20Theological Seminary; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Pastor McCreary has been the recipient of numerous
22awards for outstanding community service and leadership; he was

 

 

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1the winner of the State of Iowa Award for Composition and the
2Clapp Memorial Award for Composition; most recently, he was
3bestowed with The Carter G. Woodson Award and the Worker Award;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Pastor McCreary has a Bachelor of Science from
6Florida A&M University, a Master of Arts from Southern Illinois
7University, a Master of Divinity from Northern Baptist
8Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the
9University of Iowa; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Pastor McCreary is a member of the Greater New Era
11District Association of Chicago and Vicinity and the Phi Mu
12Alpha, Kappa Psi, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternities; he was a
13staff writer for The Worker; he is the founder of the New
14Covenant Christian Academy and currently serves as the
15executive director; he is also the founder of the New Covenant
16Theological Institute; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Pastor McCreary is married to his college
18sweetheart, Barbara J. Pearson-McCreary M.D.; the McCreary's
19are the parents of Angela D. McCreary-Raybon, Nicole R.
20McCreary-Casmey, and Richard D. McCreary III and the proud
21grandparents of seven beautiful grandchildren and one
22great-grandchild; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Pastor Richard D. McCreary II, Ph.D. on the
440th anniversary of being installed as the pastor of New
5Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Phoenix, Illinois, and we
6wish him many more wonderful years; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Pastor McCreary as a symbol of our respect and
9esteem.