Full Text of HR0735 94th General Assembly
HR0735 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Grace United Methodist Church of Springfield is | 3 |
| celebrating its 108th anniversary this year; the Church will | 4 |
| celebrate this momentous occasion with a three-day event that | 5 |
| will mark the Church's long-standing presence in the community | 6 |
| with ceremonies of respect, festivity, tribute, and praise; the | 7 |
| festival will include a dinner at the Crown Plaza in | 8 |
| Springfield featuring Guest Speaker Bishop Leontine Kelly; and
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| WHEREAS, The original church was founded in 1898 when the | 10 |
| Reverend W.E. Wilson was sent to Springfield by the Old Central | 11 |
| Missouri Annual Conference to organize a church; in 1968 the | 12 |
| Grace United Methodist Church became a part of the Central | 13 |
| Illinois Conference of the North Central Jurisdiction; and
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| WHEREAS, For 108 years, Grace United Methodist Church has | 15 |
| sought to hear and follow the Word of God, as it pertains to | 16 |
| being in ministry to all of God's children, within the church, | 17 |
| the neighborhood, the city, the State, and all corners of God's | 18 |
| earth; although it has been through struggles and trials, Grace | 19 |
| United Methodist Church has always remembered upon whom it | 20 |
| should lean and its strength was regained in following the | 21 |
| Great Commission to, "Go therefore, making disciples."; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Grace United Methodist Church takes pride in the | 23 |
| changes it has seen over the last 108 years, but remains | 24 |
| focused on ministering to its brothers and sisters in Jesus | 25 |
| Christ, remembering that we are truly blessed that God is | 26 |
| always the same; Grace United Methodist Church has never given | 27 |
| up and presses on with its mission with pride in its past and | 28 |
| faith in its future; the Church has survived by holding true to | 29 |
| the principles that God loves, strengthens, and calls us | 30 |
| yesterday, today, and forever; if past history can predict the | 31 |
| future, Grace United Methodist Church will continue as a | 32 |
| congregation that is representative of God's grace; and
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| WHEREAS, Since its inception, the church has been led by | 2 |
| many distinguished pastors and is now under the caring | 3 |
| direction of the Reverend Sylvester Weatherall, Directing | 4 |
| Pastor and the Reverend William "Bill" Burton, Associate | 5 |
| Pastor; the church continues its ministry in the community, | 6 |
| working cooperatively with Kumler United Methodist Church as a | 7 |
| two-point charge for the purpose of reaching out to the east | 8 |
| and near north sides of Springfield; in the future, Grace | 9 |
| United Methodist Church hopes to expand its church facility and | 10 |
| provide more room for program ministries, Sunday school, music, | 11 |
| computer classes, meeting space, and a larger sanctuary and | 12 |
| fellowship hall; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 |
| we congratulate Grace United Methodist Church on the | 16 |
| celebration of 108 years of ministry and community service; and | 17 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| delivered to the Reverend Sylvester Weatherall, Directing | 20 |
| Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church.
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