Bill Text: IL HR0261 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 50th anniversary of Armitage Baptist Church in Chicago.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0261 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0261-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary | ||||||
| 4 | of Armitage Baptist Church in Chicago; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church was founded in 1963; it | ||||||
| 6 | reached a peak membership of about 100 during these early | ||||||
| 7 | years; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church was originally located in | ||||||
| 9 | Humboldt Park; by 1978 growth dictated a move to North Keeler; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In October of 1982, with congregation numbers now | ||||||
| 12 | at 200, Armitage Baptist Church moved to a 54,000 square foot | ||||||
| 13 | building that was the former Logan Square Masonic Temple; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The senior pastor of Armitage Baptist Church is | ||||||
| 15 | Charles Lyons, who became the church's first full-time pastor | ||||||
| 16 | in 1974; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church's desire is to multiply by | ||||||
| 18 | starting multi-ethnic congregations throughout Chicago and the | ||||||
| 19 | world; its goal is to start 50 new congregations in the Chicago | ||||||
| 20 | area by the year 2025; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Armitage Baptist Church will be celebrating its | ||||||
| 2 | 50th anniversary on Memorial Day weekend May 25-27, 2013; | ||||||
| 3 | therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we recognize the 50th anniversary of Armitage Baptist Church; | ||||||
| 7 | and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to Armitage Baptist Church as an expression of our | ||||||
| 10 | esteem and respect.
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