Bill Text: IL HR0607 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Bethany Baptist Church on its 50th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR0607 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0607-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| 3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary
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| 4 | of the Bethany Baptist Church in Altona on November 23, 2019; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Bethany Baptist Church community is active and | ||||||
| 7 | welcoming to all; it is
dedicated to connecting with the | ||||||
| 8 | community and serves the people of Altona with grace; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The origin of the church began with a meeting | ||||||
| 10 | inside the home of Mrs. Effie
Thuline's on the 22nd of November | ||||||
| 11 | 1969; 19 charter members were established; eager to begin
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| 12 | preaching their sermon, the first official Sunday Service was | ||||||
| 13 | delivered just one day later on
November 23, 1969; without an | ||||||
| 14 | official building dedicated as the church, the sermon was
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| 15 | delivered in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Theesfield; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, On the following Sunday, church officers were | ||||||
| 17 | elected and began working diligently to
construct an official | ||||||
| 18 | church; Pastor John Carlson was called to be the first pastor | ||||||
| 19 | of Bethany
Baptist Church; the first service in the newly | ||||||
| 20 | constructed Church was delivered in January 1970; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The two families who started the church, the | ||||||
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| 1 | Graves and Ekstedt families, are still
active members in the | ||||||
| 2 | Bethany Baptist Church to this day; Bethany Baptist Church | ||||||
| 3 | continues to
lovingly serve the community surrounding Altona | ||||||
| 4 | and faithfully teach the Gospel to
all those who attend; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we
congratulate the members, volunteers, and patrons of
Bethany | ||||||
| 9 | Baptist Church on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and wish | ||||||
| 10 | them
many more wonderful years; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 12 | presented to the Bethany Baptist Church members as a symbol of | ||||||
| 13 | our
esteem and respect.
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