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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Reverend Donald
4 E. Horath and the Hillside Bethel Tabernacle Church in Decatur
5 on the occasion of the church's 45th anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Reverend Horath founded Hillside Bethel
7 Tabernacle on October 1, 1961; he is celebrating 45 years of
8 pastoral ministry along with the anniversary of the church; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He has served in the role of police chaplain in
10 many places, including Faulkner County, Arkansas; Wood County,
11 Alba, Texas; Livingston Parish, Louisiana; and Walker,
12 Louisiana; he has also been active in jail ministry in Decatur;
13 and
 
14     WHEREAS, Pastor Horath has been recorded in the third
15 edition of "Who's Who in Religion"; he served as the producer
16 of Hillside Bethel Outreach Television Ministry, which aired on
17 four stations, from 1984 to 2001; he served as Vice-Chairman of
18 Bethel Ministerial Association, Inc., from 1980 to 1985 and as
19 Chairman from 1985 to 1997 and 2003 to 2006; he also served as
20 the Chairman of the Credential Committee from 1997 to 2003; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He has been a member of the Christian Minister's
22 Alliance Executive Board of Decatur since 1999; he has been the
23 Administrative Pastor of Hillside Bethel Christian School
24 since 1986, is an officer of Christian Schools of Illinois, and
25 is associated with "Team Impact Ministries"; and
 
26     WHEREAS, Reverend Horath graduated from Stephen Decatur
27 High School in Decatur; he completed studies at Bethel Academy,
28 Bethel Ministerial Assoc., Inc., in Indianapolis, Indiana; he
29 received an Administrative Training Certificate from the
30 School of Tomorrow (A.C.E.) in Lewisville, Texas, and a Doctor

 

 

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1 of Arts in Theology from the University of Israel Cum
2 Laude/University of San Francisco, California, in 2003; and
 
3     WHEREAS, The church along with Dr. Horath will celebrate
4 this very special anniversary on Sunday, October 1, 2006;
5 therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Reverend Donald E. Horath and the Hillside
9 Bethel Tabernacle Church in Decatur on the occasion of the
10 church's 45th anniversary; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Reverend Horath as an expression of our respect
13 and esteem.