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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Reverend Donald 
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E. Horath and the Hillside Bethel Tabernacle Church in Decatur 
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on the occasion of the church's 45th anniversary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Horath founded Hillside Bethel 
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Tabernacle on October 1, 1961; he is celebrating 45 years of 
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pastoral ministry along with the anniversary of the church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has served in the role of police chaplain in 
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many places, including Faulkner County, Arkansas; Wood County, 
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Alba, Texas; Livingston Parish, Louisiana; and Walker, 
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Louisiana; he has also been active in jail ministry in Decatur; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Pastor Horath has been recorded in the third 
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edition of "Who's Who in Religion"; he  served as the producer 
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of Hillside Bethel Outreach Television Ministry, which aired on 
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four stations, from 1984 to 2001; he served as Vice-Chairman of  
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Bethel Ministerial Association, Inc., from 1980 to 1985 and as 
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Chairman from 1985 to 1997 and 2003 to 2006; he also served as 
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the Chairman of the Credential Committee from 1997 to 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has been a member of the Christian Minister's 
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Alliance Executive Board of Decatur since 1999; he has been the 
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Administrative Pastor of Hillside Bethel Christian School 
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since 1986, is an officer of Christian Schools of Illinois, and 
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is associated with "Team Impact Ministries"; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Horath graduated from Stephen Decatur 
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High School in Decatur; he completed studies at Bethel Academy, 
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Bethel Ministerial Assoc., Inc., in Indianapolis, Indiana; he 
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received an Administrative Training Certificate from the 
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School of Tomorrow (A.C.E.) in Lewisville, Texas, and a Doctor 
 


 






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of Arts in Theology from the University of Israel Cum 
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Laude/University of San Francisco, California, in 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The church along with Dr. Horath will celebrate 
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this very special anniversary on Sunday, October 1, 2006; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Reverend Donald E. Horath and the Hillside 
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Bethel Tabernacle Church in Decatur on the occasion of the 
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church's 45th anniversary; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Reverend Horath as an expression of our respect 
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and esteem.