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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Greater St. James Temple
4Institutional Church of God in Christ on the occasion its 75th
5anniversary in 2015; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The history of Greater St. James began in the City
7of North Chicago in 1936 when a small group came together under
8the direction of Elder Eugene Robinson as their first pastor;
9they found a small brick building on 15th Street and Elizabeth
10Avenue and the North Chicago Junction Church of God in Christ
11was born; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In the 1940s, under the leadership of Pastor James
13W. Markham, the church's name was changed to the St. James
14Temple Church of God in Christ; and
 
15    WHEREAS, During the 1950s and 1960s, the church became too
16small for the ever-growing congregation, and, in June of 1977,
17a new church was built on Wright Avenue in North Chicago and
18its name became the Greater St. James Temple Church of God in
19Christ; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Today, Greater St. James helps the North Chicago
21and Lake County communities through their non-profit,

 

 

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1faith-based corporation, the Greater St. James Community
2Development Corporation (GSJCDC) of North Chicago; it has
3awarded over $32,000 in scholarships to high school and college
4students, established a capital project fund at Fifth Third
5Bank on behalf of the North Chicago Community High School, and
6partnered with Alice Sample's "Make A Child Smile" Foundation
7to distribute free Christmas toys to children throughout the
8community; it has also united with Tabitha Community Services
9of Chicago to give assistance to thousands of people in the
10area who are victims of domestic violence and homelessness; and
 
11    WHEREAS, A celebration dinner will be held on June 19, 2015
12at the Holiday Inn Gurnee Convention Center; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15congratulate Greater St. James Temple Institutional Church of
16God in Christ on its 75th anniversary in 2015 and we wish them
17many more wonderful years; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Greater St. James Temple Institutional Church of
20God in Christ as a symbol of our respect and esteem.