OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RICHARD M. DALEY
MAYOR
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1 transmit herewith a resolution honoring the life and memory- of Bishop Dr. Arthur Brazier.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
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H resolution
adopted by Tlie Gltlj QoUHcil
of the Qity of Gkicago, Illinois
presented by MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY on NOVEMBER 3,2010
Of BUS > The Members of this Chamber were deeply saddened to learn of the death of renowned spiritual leader and community organizer Bishop Arthur M. Brazier on October 22, 2010, at the age of 89; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Brazier was pastor emeritus of the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, and was the founding president of The Woodlawn Organization, which became one of the most successful civic organizations in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Brazier was born in Hyde Park and attended Phillips High School before having to drop out to find work during the Great Depression, and was drafted into the army in 1942, where he served as a staff sergeant in India and Burma; and
WHEREAS, After the war, while working as a mail carrier, Dr. Brazier completed a high- school correspondence course and became a minister in 1951, and in 1956 he graduated from the Moody Bible Institute after attending six years of night school; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Brazier became the pastor of the Apostolic Church of God in June of 1960 and remained in that capacity until he retired in June of 2008, after 48 years of dedicated and inspiring service; and
^WHEREAS, Under Bishop Brazier's stewardship, the Apostolic Church of God ^jrewfrom a small Woodiawn hefghborhood congregation to a thriving church with an active membership of more than 20,000; and
WHEREAS, For decades, Bishop Brazier was a prominent activist fighting for affordable housing and revitalizing communities; and
WHEREAS, In the 1960s Bishop Brazier began working with communi...
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