Bill Text: IL HR0440 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the congregation of the East Park Baptist Church in Decatur on the occasion of the church's 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0440-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 congratulate the congregation | ||||||
4 | of the East Park Baptist Church in Decatur on the occasion of | ||||||
5 | the church's 100th anniversary; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The East Park Baptist Church began as a Sunday | ||||||
7 | school in the late 1880s; the school was led by Mr. and Mrs. | ||||||
8 | J.T. Owens, who ran the school in a small building at 1653 East | ||||||
9 | Main Street; the school flourished, outgrowing its first | ||||||
10 | meeting place within the first four years; in 1891, the school | ||||||
11 | moved to a newly built chapel at the northern end of East | ||||||
12 | Prairie Avenue's 1700 block thanks to the efforts of the | ||||||
13 | Ladies' Aid society of First Baptist Church; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The First Baptist Church's pastors continued | ||||||
15 | their support of the ministry of the East Park Sunday School, | ||||||
16 | which led to the East Park Baptist Church's incorporation as an | ||||||
17 | independent church on April 18, 1909; in 1914, a basement was | ||||||
18 | dug out to make room for additional Sunday school rooms; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The East Park Baptist Church grew steadily, with | ||||||
20 | attendance topping 650 by 1927; the church's Sunday school | ||||||
21 | attendance saw its peak of 1,242 on December 20, 1931; by the | ||||||
22 | early 1950s, the church has built a new building for the |
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1 | church; and
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2 | WHEREAS, In 1970, the East Park Baptist Church added a | ||||||
3 | Christian School onto its property; in 1997, the church | ||||||
4 | relocated to a more suitable property and a new building; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The East Park Baptist Church has served as a | ||||||
6 | beacon of faith and integrity for the citizens of the City of | ||||||
7 | Decatur and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
10 | congratulate the congregation of the East Park Baptist Church | ||||||
11 | on the occasion of the church's 100th anniversary and wish them | ||||||
12 | continued success and happiness in their future endeavors; and | ||||||
13 | be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Ryan Banman, Senior Pastor of the East Park | ||||||
16 | Baptist Church, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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