Bill Text: IL HR1226 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Pastor John H. Rice, Sr., on his retirement as Pastor of St. Bethel Church in Chicago Heights.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR1226 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1226-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 Pastor John H. | ||||||
| 4 | Rice, Sr., of St. Bethel Church in Chicago Heights on his | ||||||
| 5 | retirement; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He was born in Starkville, Mississippi and moved | ||||||
| 7 | to Chicago Heights at the age of 4; he attended Franklin | ||||||
| 8 | Elementary School, Washington Junior High, and Bloom Township | ||||||
| 9 | High School; he attended LA City College, Chicago Baptist | ||||||
| 10 | Institute, Moody Bible Institute, received an A.A. degree from | ||||||
| 11 | Prairie State College, and received his B.A. from Governors | ||||||
| 12 | State University; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He became the Pastor of St. Bethel Church on June | ||||||
| 14 | 8, 1970; his dream was to build and open the Bethel Community | ||||||
| 15 | Facility; today it is known as the "Miracle on Portland Street" | ||||||
| 16 | and houses a doctor's office, pharmacy, banquet room, | ||||||
| 17 | gymnasium, and classrooms; the facility provides showers, | ||||||
| 18 | food, clothing, and lodging for the homeless year round, and | ||||||
| 19 | offers several programs for the community, including job | ||||||
| 20 | training; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, He later opened the Bethel Annex, which serves as | ||||||
| 22 | a warming and cooling center for the homeless; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, During his pastorate he has ordained 25 male | ||||||
| 2 | ministers and 15 female ministers; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, His proud family includes his wife, Movita Tate; | ||||||
| 4 | their children, Pastor John Rice, Jr. (wife, Minister Cherry | ||||||
| 5 | Rice), Sharlolanda Rice-Ambrose (husband, Minister Claude | ||||||
| 6 | Ambrose), Kyle J. Harrison, and Kandace Walker; their | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren are Minister Andrae Ambrose (wife, Arletha | ||||||
| 8 | Ambrose), Dyonna Harrison, Netanya Rice, and Steven Harrison, | ||||||
| 9 | Jr.; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | congratulate Pastor Rice on his retirement and wish him all the | ||||||
| 13 | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to Pastor John H. Rice, Sr., as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 16 | respect and esteem.
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