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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONGRATULATING REVEREND DR. MARSHALL ELIJAH HATCH SR. ON THE CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW MOUNT PILGRIM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
WHEREAS, Pastor Hatch has been the Pastor of the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church since 1993. His spiritual development began in Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of his father, the late Reverend Elijah Hatch.
WHEREAS, Reverend Hatch has earned doctorate and master's degrees in ministry and theological studies, respectively, from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
WHEREAS, Pastor Hatch commenced the Westside Isaiah Plan and Ezra Homes interfaith affordable housing development projects that built over 200 single family homes in Chicago. Dr. Hatch also established Passports to the World, an annual overseas mission trip for inner city youth. He has also launched visitation and correspondence ministry for the incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections and Cook County Jail; organized the Mountain Men Ministries and Enterprises, the Christian Sisters women's support ministry, a Substance Abuse Task Force, the Safe Haven after school program, and the Pilgrim Development Corporation of West Garfield Park.
WHEREAS, Dr. Hatch's landmark book, "Project America: Memoirs of Faith and Hope to Win the Future," was published in 2012.
WHEREAS, Pastor Hatch married the former Priscilla Murchison. God placed four children in their home: Joyce, Janelle, Marshall, and Maurice.
WHEREAS, Pastor Hatch served as a member of the Chicago School Board Nominating Commission from 1989 to 1991. He served as the Moderator of the Friendship Baptist District Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Land of Lincoln Health Co-op, and was appointed a Trustee of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois in 2013.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Cook County Boar...
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