Full Text of HR0859 93rd General Assembly
HR0859 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Thomas Memorial | 4 |
| A.M.E. Church of Zion on the occasion of its 20th anniversary; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church held its first | 7 |
| service on June 17, 1984, at the Zion Leisure Center in Zion, | 8 |
| under the pastorship of Brother John Hurst; there were 7 people | 9 |
| in attendance; regular Bible study was held in the home of | 10 |
| Sister Ruth Cecil on Thursday evenings, and the average | 11 |
| attendance was 6 people; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church is named in honor of | 13 |
| Reverend Garfield Thomas, one of the founders of Coleman Chapel | 14 |
| in Kenosha, Wisconsin; in April of 1932, Garfield Thomas became | 15 |
| a local preacher in the Kenosha area; in 1938, he was ordained | 16 |
| a deacon, and later, he was ordained an elder; he served as an | 17 |
| associate minister at Coleman Chapel; he passed away in October | 18 |
| of 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, On September 30, 1984, Brother John Hurst was | 20 |
| appointed pastor of Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church by Bishop | 21 |
| S.S. Morris at the Chicago Annual Conference; in March of 1986, | 22 |
| land was purchased for the future home of the church, made | 23 |
| possible by Mr. Charles Chatman and Mrs. Mildred Chatman | 24 |
| signing for the loan; the total cost of the land was $15,488; | 25 |
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| WHEREAS, In May of 1987, blueprints and building plans were | 27 |
| purchased; on January 31, 1988, Pastor Hurst and the | 28 |
| congregation celebrated the reality of a dream at their | 29 |
| groundbreaking ceremony; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2 years, the land for the church was paid for |
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| in full; in August of 1988, construction began; the first | 2 |
| service in the new church was held on May 16, 1989, and the | 3 |
| church was dedicated on May 28, 1989 by Bishop Frank Madison | 4 |
| Reid, Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church sponsors many | 6 |
| ministries, including Meals on Wheels for Zion Township, a | 7 |
| prison ministry, monthly visits to several nursing homes in the | 8 |
| area, and donation of items and clothes to the Stable House of | 9 |
| Waukegan; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church of Zion on the | 13 |
| occasion of its 20th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church as an expression of | 16 |
| our respect and esteem.
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