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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Pastor Nathaniel L.
4Edmond and First Lady Christine Edmond on the occasion of their
515th anniversary with Second Baptist Church of Elgin; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Pastor Edmond was installed as pastor of Second
7Baptist Church of Elgin on February 20, 2000; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Pastor Edmond, Second
9Baptist Church of Elgin has experienced tremendous growth;
10numerous ministries have been started, including the Young
11Adult Ministry, the Public Relations Ministry, the Prison
12Ministry, the Bus Ministry, the Information Technology
13Ministry, The Empowerment Ministry, the League of Military
14Veterans Ministry, and a street ministry entitled "Operation
15Joshua"; a second Sunday service and a mid-week service have
16been added; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Pastor Edmund led the church in celebration of the
18140th anniversary of its founding in July of 2006; in March of
192008, the church received the Community Improvement Program
20Renovation Award from The Elgin Courier and the Elgin Area
21Chamber of Commerce; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Pastor Edmond and First Lady Edmond joined the
2Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations on a trip
3to Israel as "Peace Ambassadors", spending 8 days visiting
4historically significant and sacred sites; in October of 2006,
5they traveled to Africa as part of World Vision International
6to witness firsthand the effects AIDS/HIV has had on countries
7in that region; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Pastor Edmond was named to Sherman Hospital's
9Board of Directors, the first African-American with voting
10privileges, in August of 2007; he received an Honorary
11Doctorate of Sacred Theology from Judson University in December
12of 2010; and
 
13    WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of the Edmunds will be held
14on February 1, 2015; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17congratulate Pastor Nathaniel L. Edmond and First Lady
18Christine Edmond on their 15th anniversary with Second Baptist
19Church of Elgin and wish them many more years of success; and
20be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to the Edmonds as an expression of our esteem and

 

 

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