[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 519 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 519

      Honoring Apostle Frederick K.C. Price on his 80th birthday.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2012

 Ms. Waters submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Honoring Apostle Frederick K.C. Price on his 80th birthday.

Whereas, on January 3, 2012, Apostle Frederick K.C. Price celebrated his 80th 
        birthday;
Whereas Apostle Price was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1932, the eldest 
        of two sons and one daughter of Winifred and Fred Price;
Whereas Apostle Price attended McKinley Elementary School in Santa Monica, 
        Foshay Junior High, Manual Arts and Dorsey High Schools in Los Angeles;
Whereas Apostle Price received an honorary diploma from the Rhema Bible Training 
        Center in 1976 and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Oral 
        Roberts University in 1982;
Whereas during the next 17 years, Apostle Price embarked upon a spiritual 
        journey, joining 4 different denominations and pastoring in 3 of them;
Whereas through this spiritual journey, Apostle Price was an assistant pastor in 
        the Baptist church from 1955 to 1957, then pastored an AME (African 
        Methodist Episcopal) church in Val Verde, California, from 1957 to 1959; 
        from there, Apostle Price went to the Presbyterian Church, then to the 
        Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1965;
Whereas in 1973, Apostle Price and 300 parishioners moved from West Washington 
        to establish Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) in Inglewood, California;
Whereas in 1984, the Crenshaw Christian Center outgrew its Inglewood facility 
        resulting in the purchase of the former Pepperdine University Los 
        Angeles campus; in 1986, the construction of the Faithdome began, was 
        finished in 1989, and dedicated on January 21, 1990;
Whereas the Faithdome is one of the largest church sanctuaries in the United 
        States, with seating for just under 10,000 people, which is more than 
        enough to accommodate the 4,000+ regular attendees out of a church 
        membership that totals over 22,000;
Whereas in 1990, Apostle Price founded the Fellowship of Inner City Word of 
        Faith Ministries, which has since been renamed to the Fellowship of 
        International Christian Word of Faith Ministries, whose mission is to 
        provide fellowship, leadership, guidance, and a spiritual covering for 
        those desiring a standard of excellence in ministry;
Whereas in 1998, he received the prestigious ``Horatio Alger Award'' and ``The 
        Kelly Miller Smith Interfaith Award'';
Whereas in 2003, Apostle Price established the New York Church-Crenshaw 
        Christian Center East;
Whereas in 2010, Apostle Price established a new Ministry Training School in 
        2010 at the West Coast campus of Crenshaw Christian Center in Los 
        Angeles;
Whereas Apostle Price met his wife, Betty Price, while attending Dorsey High 
        School; they married in March 1953, and have 4 children--Angela Marie 
        Evans, Cheryl Ann Price, Stephanie Pauline Buchanan, and Pastor 
        Frederick Kenneth Price;
Whereas Crenshaw Christian Center has also birthed F.K.C.P. III Schools, which 
        encompasses a preschool, elementary, middle, and high school;
Whereas Apostle Price is known worldwide through the ``Ever Increasing Faith'' 
        TV, radio, CD, and tape ministry, which reaches more than 15,000,000 
        households each week and airs in 15 of the 20 largest markets throughout 
        the United States, according to recent Nielson ratings;
Whereas Apostle Price has authored 50 books on faith, healing, prosperity, and 
        the Holy Spirit, with over 2,100,000 copies in print since 1976; and
Whereas through his ministry, he serves as an inspiration to the faith 
        community: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Apostle 
Frederick K.C. Price for his 80th birthday and his philanthropy, 
service and social justice efforts worldwide.
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