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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 655
By Grills
HJR0655
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A RESOLUTION to recognize the Tennessee District Council of
the Assemblies of God on the occasion of its
100
th
anniversary.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the members of this General Assembly should pause to
recognize those venerable religious institutions and their congregations that, through their
unflagging capacity for love, dedication of spirit, and faith in God, enrich the lives of people in
their communities; and
WHEREAS, one such dynamic and historic community of faith is the Tennessee District
Council of the Assemblies of God, which will celebrate its 100
th
anniversary this year; and
WHEREAS, members of the Tennessee District Council of the Assemblies of God
congregate at Cornerstone Assembly of God Church in Madison, where individuals and families
thrive together and trust that God will bless homes, churches, establishments, businesses,
governments, and classrooms across the State; and
WHEREAS, the Tennessee District Council is under the leadership of District
Superintendents James Spence, Andrew Hickman, Ira Smith, W.G. White, Homer Waddle, C.C.
Crace, Earl Blythe, Gene and Jannette Jackson, Eddie and Amanda Turner, J.R. and Shirley
Gould, and Terry and Susan Bailey; Assistant District Superintendents Gaylon and Mary Echols,
Randy and Nancee Carter, and Randel and Darlene McCarty; and Youth Directors Terry and
Samalee Allen, Jeremy and Michelle Austill, and Brooks and Brittany Till; and
WHEREAS, Presbyters of the Tennessee District Council include Nick Serban, Todd
Alexander, Ed Hawkins, Jason Yarbrough, Andrew Templeton, Danny Frizzell, Greg Temke,
Tim VanDouser, Tommy Hall, Ronnie Sanders, Mark Kirkpatrick, Chris Moore, Nathan Kollar,
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Kenny McNatt, Steven Pickard, Ian Shaw, John Lawson, Tony Thompson, Victor Gomez, Sheila
Harper, and Drew Moorehead; and
WHEREAS, Pastors of the Tennessee District Council include James Hamill, Tom
Lindberg, Maury Davis, and Mike Burnette, all of whom have surrendered to the divine call of
God to be Pentecostal preachers; these leaders have recognized that the message of Christ is
alive in the State of Tennessee and have gone forth in His power to set the captive free and
heal the brokenhearted; and
WHEREAS, the Tennessee District Council has stood on the rock-solid foundation of
Christian belief, service, and love for 100 years, serving as a bastion of faith and outreach to the
people of its community; and
WHEREAS, thanks to the council's faith, leadership, and strength of its members, the
Tennessee District Council of the Assemblies of God has persevered and continues to grow; it
is truly one of the great religious institutions and catalysts for positive spiritual change in our
State and nation, and the members of this exceptional congregation should be appropriately
honored for their exemplary service to their fellow Christians and to the good people of
Tennessee; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we join in the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Tennessee
District Council of the Assemblies of God, thank the good people of its congregation and their
ministers for their notable service to the Lord and the State of Tennessee, and wish them much
continued success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
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the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.