IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Bishop James D. Tindall, Sr., for his 15 years of service as the International Presiding Prelude to the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21665, July 1, 2024
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Bishop James D. Tindall, Sr. was born on June 6, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Wallace and Lottie Tindall, and attended W.W. Yates Elementary School, Manual High School (Class of 1960), the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Carver Bible Institute, Western Baptist Bible College, Columbia School of Broadcasting, and KPRS School of Broadcasting; and,
WHEREAS, Bishop Tindall joined the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ at the age of 16, where he actively contributed as a choir member, Superintendent of the Sunday School, Trustee Board member, and later was called to ministry; and,
WHEREAS, Bishop Tindall was ordained in July 1976 at the First Church of Deliverance in Chicago, Illinois, by the Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs and was appointed Pastor of the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ in Kansas City, Missouri, becoming the permanent pastor on September 24, 1976; and,
WHEREAS, in 1980, Bishop Tindall was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ by Reverend Dr. Logan Kearse, who became International President of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ; and,
WHEREAS, on November 8, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois, at the First Church of Deliverance, Dr. James D. Tindall, Sr. was elevated to the office of Bishop by Archbishop Arthur Leonard Posey, and in July 2009, he was further elevated to the office of International Presiding Prelate of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, Bishop Tindall is a committed advocate for change in the urban community, founding the Urban Summit Kansas City, Inc. in 2007, which meets weekly to d...
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