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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary
4of Armitage Baptist Church in Chicago; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church was founded in 1963; it
6reached a peak membership of about 100 during these early
7years; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church was originally located in
9Humboldt Park; by 1978 growth dictated a move to North Keeler;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, In October of 1982, with congregation numbers now
12at 200, Armitage Baptist Church moved to a 54,000 square foot
13building that was the former Logan Square Masonic Temple; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The senior pastor of Armitage Baptist Church is
15Charles Lyons, who became the church's first full-time pastor
16in 1974; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church's desire is to multiply by
18starting multi-ethnic congregations throughout Chicago and the
19world; its goal is to start 50 new congregations in the Chicago
20area by the year 2025; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church will be celebrating its
250th anniversary on Memorial Day weekend May 25-27, 2013;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we recognize the 50th anniversary of Armitage Baptist Church;
7and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Armitage Baptist Church as an expression of our
10esteem and respect.