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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Progressive
4Baptist Church in Aurora on the occasion of the 50th
5anniversary of its founding; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Progressive Baptist Church was organized in 1963
7and held its first service in the Little Theatre of East Aurora
8High School on December 4th of that year; under the tutelage of
9the Reverend Robert Wesby, the church began with a congregation
10of 11 people; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Progressive Baptist Church moved to a location on
12North Lincoln Avenue in September 1966, where it remained for
1342 years; ground was broken in 2006 for a new location on
14Barnes Road, which opened in 2008; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Reverend Roy R. Brown took over as Senior
16Pastor in September 1988, and, under his leadership,
17Progressive Baptist Church saw its average attendance grow to
18275 people, with a membership of over 500; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Upon Reverend Brown's retirement in December of
202012, the Reverend Kevin James Bedford was installed as Senior
21Pastor on August 25, 2013; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, A celebration banquet will be held on December 7,
22013 at Gaslite Manor in Aurora; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate Progressive Baptist Church on its 50th
6anniversary, and wish it many more successful years; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Progressive Baptist Church as an expression of our
10esteem and respect.