Full Text of HR1069 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley | 4 | | on the occasion of his 25th anniversary with Rock of Ages | 5 | | Baptist Church and honor him for his achievements in his | 6 | | community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, On September 15, 1950, Rev. Thomas H. Wade, Sr., | 8 | | opened the doors of Rock of Ages Baptist Church in the Old | 9 | | Lycem Hall at 1309 Madison Street in Maywood; the church | 10 | | started with two members, his wife and his son; despite the | 11 | | church's meager start, Rock of Ages experienced great growth | 12 | | under the leadership of Rev. Wade; shortly after Rev. Wade | 13 | | passed away, Rev. Marvin E. Wiley was selected to carry on the | 14 | | vision of the church in March of 1991; Rev. Marvin E. Wiley | 15 | | brought a new and youthful spark to Rock of Ages Baptist | 16 | | Church; as a result, the membership increased at a phenomenal | 17 | | rate; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1995, a new multi-million dollar edifice was | 19 | | built for the congregation of Rock of Ages Baptist Church at | 20 | | the original location of the Old Lycem Hall, which has been | 21 | | recognized in the community as an organization that effectively | 22 | | ministers to the spiritual, emotional, financial, physical, | 23 | | and social needs of the community; since Pastor Marvin Wiley's |
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| 1 | | installation, membership at Rock of Ages has grown from 400 to | 2 | | more than 4,000, and Vision of Restoration, Inc., was founded | 3 | | to restore the broken lives of residents in Maywood and the | 4 | | surrounding communities; in October of 2003, the ministry | 5 | | expanded to include a Saturday night worship in Bolingbrook to | 6 | | meet the needs of members and residents in the western suburban | 7 | | areas of Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Under Pastor Marvin Wiley's leadership, the T.H. | 9 | | Wade Foundation Center, a four-level, multi-million dollar | 10 | | facility opened on Thanksgiving Day in 2004; this new 40,000 | 11 | | square-foot edifice offers many additional resources for | 12 | | training, education, and businesses; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In March of 2014, Rev. Marvin Wiley celebrated his | 14 | | 23rd anniversary as the pastor of the Rock of Ages Baptist | 15 | | Church and his 32 years in the pastorate; in recognition of his | 16 | | contributions to the communities that he serves, he was | 17 | | recognized in March of 2006 by the Village of Maywood with an | 18 | | honorary street sign that spans the corners of 12th and Madison | 19 | | through 14th and Madison Streets; he was also recognized in the | 20 | | 2006 inaugural edition of Who'S Who in Black Chicago, a | 21 | | publication showcasing the achievements of influential | 22 | | African-American leaders in the Chicagoland area, and was | 23 | | inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers of | 24 | | Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on April 3, 2008; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley serves as a model of hard work, | 2 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 3 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley on the occasion of his | 7 | | 25th anniversary with Rock of Ages Baptist Church, honor him | 8 | | for his achievements in his community, and wish him continued | 9 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Rev. Marvin Wiley as a symbol of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.
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