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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Bishop Mark A. Moore Sr.
4on the occasion of his installation as pastor of Indiana
5Avenue Pentecostal Church of God in Chicago; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God, one of
7Chicago's most historic Pentecostal Churches, was established
8in 1934; and
 
9    WHEREAS, A fourth-generation preacher, Bishop Moore was
10elected to be the fourth pastor in succession of Indiana
11Avenue Pentecostal Church of God on September 1, 2022; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Bishop Moore earned his Bachelor of Arts in
13Comparative Study of World Religions from Harvard College in
14Cambridge, Massachusetts; he was ordained in the Pentecostal
15Assemblies of the World in 1985; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Bishop Moore served as a national evangelist from
171989 to 1991, during which he traveled extensively throughout
18the United States, ministering in churches of various sizes;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, Bishop Moore previously served as the pastor of

 

 

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1Zion Temple Church in Havre De Grace, Maryland from 1992 to
22001; during his tenure, the congregation experienced a 300%
3increase in attendance and substantial spiritual and financial
4growth; he was the founding pastor of Faith Covenant Church of
5Jesus Christ in Decatur, Georgia in 1996, serving until 2022;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Bishop Moore was consecrated to the office of
8bishop at the World Assemblies of Restoration in Baltimore,
9Maryland in 2010; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Bishop Moore will lead Indiana Avenue Pentecostal
11Church of God beside his wife, Dr. Shirley Ann Moore; they are
12the parents of three young adults, Pastor Mark Moore Jr.,
13George David Moore, and Sharon Alise Moore; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Bishop Moore will be installed at an official
15pastoral installation service at the Indiana Avenue
16Pentecostal Church of God in Chicago on April 29, 2023;
17therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we congratulate Bishop Mark A. Moore Sr. on his installation
21as pastor of Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God, and we
22wish him the best in his new position; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Bishop Moore as an expression of our esteem and
3respect.