House Bill 9151

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9151

        By Representative Dennis






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution in recognition of Bishop Vaughn

  3         Monroe McLaughlin.

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  5         WHEREAS, Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin was born on April 20,

  6  1957, and

  7         WHEREAS, raised and educated in Jacksonville, Florida,

  8  Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin began his pastoral training in 1984

  9  at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and accepted his

10  first pastorate in 1987 in Green Cove Springs, Florida, and

11         WHEREAS, Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin obtained a Master's

12  Degree and a Doctorate in Theology from North Florida

13  Theological Seminary, and a Master of Ministry Degree from

14  Logos Bible College, and

15         WHEREAS, in 1988, Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin began what

16  is now a worldwide ministry known as the Potter's House

17  Christian Fellowship, and

18         WHEREAS, this ministry reaches people via weekly

19  television broadcasts, daily radio broadcasts, and numerous

20  outreach ministries, including jail and prison visitation

21  programs, nursing home and community outreach ministries, and

22  a Christian Academy, and

23         WHEREAS, beginning with approximately 50 members, the

24  ministry now has a membership of over 2,000, and the Christian

25  Academy has a current enrollment of over 300 students, and

26         WHEREAS, following years of mentoring other pastors,

27  Bishop-Elect Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin was appointed to the

28  office of Bishop on March 6, 1999, by Chief Prelate and

29  Presiding Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr., of the Covenant

30  Ecumenical Fellowship and Cathedral Assemblies, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9151

    511-151-99






  1         WHEREAS, along with Bishop Hilliard, Bishop McLaughlin

  2  serves as covering pastor for 18 other churches, and

  3         WHEREAS, Bishop McLaughlin presently serves as

  4  vice-chairman of the Jacksonville Pastors and Christian

  5  Leaders Fellowship, president of the local campus of Logos

  6  Christian College, board member of Gateway Community Services,

  7  a substance abuse treatment center, Chairman of the Board of

  8  Impact House, a rehabilitation center for convicted teens,

  9  board member of television station ACTS, and board member of

10  Prisoners of Christ Ministries, and

11         WHEREAS, Bishop McLaughlin has also served as chapel

12  speaker for the Jacksonville Jaguars and other National

13  Football League teams, and

14         WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate that the Florida

15  House of Representatives recognize Bishop Vaughn Monroe

16  McLaughlin, NOW, THEREFORE,

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18  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

19  Florida:

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21         That the House of Representatives of the State of

22  Florida hereby recognizes Bishop Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin for

23  his many years of dedicated service and ministry to the people

24  of North Florida.

25         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

26  be presented to Bishop Vaughn Monroe McLaughlin as a tangible

27  token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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