Full Text of HR1490 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the pastor and | 4 | | congregation of Saint Stephen Lutheran Church in Antioch on | 5 | | their 45th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On September 13, 1964, Mission Developer and | 7 | | Minister Wilton Anderson arrived in Antioch to investigate the | 8 | | possibility of establishing a new Lutheran ministry in the | 9 | | area; on December 6, 1964, the first Sunday morning worship | 10 | | service was held, followed by a new choir and Sunday School | 11 | | being started on January 10, 1965; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, On April 4, 1965 the Charter for organization of | 13 | | the church was opened and Organizational Sunday was held on May | 14 | | 2, 1965; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The congregation originally met at the Antioch | 16 | | Community High School; on December 3, 1967, the newly | 17 | | constructed church was dedicated; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After Pastor Anderson's ministry ended in August | 19 | | of 1979, Pastor Charles Miller began his ministry in February | 20 | | of 1980; Pastor Miller led the construction of a 5,400 foot | 21 | | expansion that was dedicated in 1988; Pastor Miller retired the |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Black served from 2000 to 2006; Pastor | 3 | | Ellen Arthur has served since July 2008; many of the programs | 4 | | include Headstart, Weight Watchers, and the Boy Scouts of | 5 | | America, the Open Arms Mission, Habitat for Humanity, the Relay | 6 | | for Life, and many other community programs; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | congratulate the pastor and congregation of Saint Stephen | 10 | | Lutheran Church and wish them the best in the future; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the congregation of Saint Stephen Lutheran Church | 14 | | as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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