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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
19-342
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 4, 2012
To posthumously recognize the life and service of the late Bishop James E. Steadman.
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman served as the Senior Pastor of the Greater Tyson Temple Ministries for over 20 years, and also served as Presiding Prelate of Inner Circle Fellowship Ministries, Inc., located in the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman was born into the ministry of the Tyson Temple Church and remained with that one church all of his life;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman was educated in the District of Columbia, graduating from Dunbar Senior High School and matriculating further at Federal City College, the H. Beecher Hicks Sr., Institute of Great Preaching, and the Washington Saturday Bible College;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman also attended the First Born Church of the Living God Seminary Training Institute in Waycross, Georgia;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman was licensed and ordained by the late Bishop James Potter of the First Born Church of the Living God in 1981;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman served faithfully as Assistant Pastor of Tyson Temple Church, which today is the Greater Tyson Temple Ministries, Inc., under the leadership of his grandfather, the late Bishop Joshua Quarles, before becoming Senior Pastor;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman was consecrated to the office of Bishop in February 2002;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe ministering to congregations of diverse nationalities;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman instituted an outreach ministry serving the community through a food pantry, clothes closet, and an adopt a family program, resulting in many generous donations made to the Feed the Hungry program and the 911 Salvation Army Rescue and other assistance to the neighborhood;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman represented the faith-based community of the District of Columbia in March 2002 by participating in a green design charrette sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, joining with architects, engineers, community liaisons, and governmental officials to establish a health care center to serve the needs of the citizens through the D.C. Developing Families Center;
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman established the Timothy Training Program to equip leaders for the 21st Century at the Greater Tyson Temple Ministries; and
WHEREAS, Bishop James E. Steadman was the husband of Lady Beverly T. Steadman for over 30 years, and proud father of Tawana Steadman-Venable, the late Kevin, Teneka, and Kendrick Steadman, and grandfather to 3 grandchildren, Cayla, Christian, and Camari Venable.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Bishop James E. Steadman Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2012”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors the life and service of the late Bishop James E. Steadman.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
