The Honorable Right Reverend William E. Fox, Jr., Ph.D., was elevated to Bishop on May 2nd, 2008 and appointed to the position of Presiding Bishop of Trinity Full Gospel Ministries for the State of California. As such, Bishop Fox was directed to prepare a Coat of Arms that best illustrates the events in his life that led to his call to oversee the ordination and consecration of those placed in his care.

Warrior: Bishop Fox served in The United States Navy for 27 years. The blue and gold colors in the shield illustrate that service. The two Dolphins on each side that guard the shield illustrate the pair of dolphins that are part of the US Navy Submarine Service breast insignia that also illustrate that same guarding function when Bishop Fox served in submarines.

Scholar: Bishop Fox earned his Ph.D. in Human Development in 1992 by studying the Danish theologian Soren Kiekegaard's concept of Spheres of Meaning and how a life lived without Christ ultimately leads to a life of despair.

Servant: The anchor at the base of the Cross illustrates the anchoring function that Christ has provided Bishop Fox since the indwelling of the Holy Spirit occurred within him in 1986. The dove at the top of the Cross illustrates that indwelling, and the phrase within banner at the bottom of the Coat of Arms illustrates how that indwelling occurs.

The open Bible and praying hands within the shield illustrate from where Bishop Fox will draw strength and discernment to carry out God's plan for those placed under his care.

The yellow roses that drape the shield are in memory of Viola Durham Fox, his mother, who often prayed for him before he was born, and then prayed for him everyday until the day she died ... July 4th, 1986. The single yellow rose between the banners represents the precious gift that God brought into his life after God had allowed 30 months of severe and prolonged physical and mental cleansing to occur. This period of tough love allowed by Christ was necessary so that Bishop Fox would no longer follow his own selfish nature, but instead would follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. That single yellow rose represents his wife, sweetheart, best friend, and life partner, Linda Lou Blaemers Fox ... truly a gift from God!

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