Full Text of HR0779 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Resurrection House began with 13 members meeting | 3 | | at Resurrection House Inc., a not-for-profit residential | 4 | | living facility for women reintegrating themselves back in | 5 | | mainstream society; these 13 members began a Tuesday night | 6 | | bible study and the vision began to grow and expand; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Marcus A. Randle began to look for a | 8 | | permanent place of worship and soon found 244 West 138th | 9 | | Street; on July 5, 2009, Resurrection House held its first | 10 | | Sunday morning worship service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, They were successful in launching a youth | 12 | | ministry, "Generation Next"; a weekly bible study for the youth | 13 | | was also started; the women's affairs ministry, entitled "Women | 14 | | on Fire for Christ" has grown by leaps and bounds reaching | 15 | | women from all walks of life; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, "Men Resurrecting Men", a men's ministry was | 17 | | started by the church; discipleship training classes, | 18 | | intercessory prayer ministry, a recovery ministry, compassion | 19 | | ministry, and a young adult ministry, called "Atmosphere | 20 | | Changers For Christ" were also started; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Resurrection House Baptist Church has grown to a |
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| 1 | | present congregation of 241 members in the last 2 years; | 2 | | through community outreach, the evangelism ministry | 3 | | E.A.G.L.E.S., and acts of kindness, the church meets the needs | 4 | | of the people in the area; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Resurrection House Baptist Church will celebrate | 6 | | from February 24-26, 2012 with special services and programs; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate the congregation and pastor of Resurrection | 11 | | House Baptist Church on this special occasion; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Pastor Marcus Randle as a symbol of our respect | 15 | | and esteem.
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