Bill Text: IL HR0601 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the pastor and congregation of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on the 90th anniversary of the church.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0601 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0601-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 Reverend Dr. | ||||||
| 4 | Willie Ray Davis and the congregation of Progressive Missionary | ||||||
| 5 | Baptist Church in Chicago on the 90th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 6 | church; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Progressive Missionary Baptist Church was | ||||||
| 8 | organized in the home of Brother and Sister Brumfield in | ||||||
| 9 | October of 1918; the first pastor was Reverend Charles Brooks, | ||||||
| 10 | Jr. of New Orleans, Louisiana; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Upon Reverend Brooks leaving to return to | ||||||
| 12 | Louisiana, Reverend Thomas Emerson Brown was called to serve as | ||||||
| 13 | the new pastor and accepted the call in April of 1919; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 1920 the church became a member of the | ||||||
| 15 | Bethlehem District Association; the Sunday School Department | ||||||
| 16 | was also organized in 1920 and today consists of nine | ||||||
| 17 | departments and numerous classes; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Usher Board was organized in 1925 and the | ||||||
| 19 | Youth Usher Board in 1932; the Senior Choir was organized in | ||||||
| 20 | 1920 and the Junior Choir in 1931; the Gospel Chorus and the | ||||||
| 21 | Male Chorus were organized in 1932; the Young People's Choir | ||||||
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| 1 | and Here Am I Chorale and Glee Chorus were added to the church | ||||||
| 2 | in 1964; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Other pastors to serve the church include Reverend | ||||||
| 4 | H.G. Robinson, Reverend Retha B. Brown, Reverend Dr. | ||||||
| 5 | Christopher Alan Bullock, and current pastor Reverend Dr. | ||||||
| 6 | Willie Ray Davis; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 9 | congratulate the people of Progressive Missionary Baptist | ||||||
| 10 | Church on this momentous occasion and wish them the best in the | ||||||
| 11 | future as they continue to reach the people of Chicago; and be | ||||||
| 12 | it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to Reverend Dr. Willie Ray Davis and the congregation | ||||||
| 15 | of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 16 | sincere respect.
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