Full Text of HR1615 95th General Assembly
HR1615 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 |
| of the Dutchtown Church of the Brethren on the occasion of the | 5 |
| church's 150th anniversary on September 20, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The Milledgeville Church of the Brethren was first | 7 |
| organized in the fall of 1858 by a group of Pennsylvania Dutch | 8 |
| who had settled in the area; after purchasing land from the | 9 |
| government for $1.50 an acre, a Love Feast was held at the | 10 |
| church's inaugural organization meeting; the church originally | 11 |
| consisted of 30 charter members; charter member Henry Myers, | 12 |
| originally from Maryland, was instrumental in organizing the | 13 |
| church, with him and his family traveling by horse and wagon, a | 14 |
| cargo boat, and train to get to Dutchtown; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dutchtown Church of the Brethren's first | 16 |
| church services were held in Henry Myers' home and later were | 17 |
| held in a schoolhouse; around the year of 1860, the ground was | 18 |
| dedicated for the first dedicated church and cemetery, with the | 19 |
| church building finished in 1866; the church that was first | 20 |
| built, a 30 by 66 foot building, still stands to this day with | 21 |
| some additions, namely a remodeling project in 1915, another | 22 |
| extensive remodeling project in 1955, and a remodeling project | 23 |
| currently in progress; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the Dutchtown Church of the Brethren serves | 2 |
| families from the areas of Milledgeville, Shannon, Lanark, | 3 |
| Chadwick, Sterling, Polo, and Rock Falls; the church has a | 4 |
| strong ministry for children and youth, as well as junior and | 5 |
| senior high youth groups; the church also has church camp | 6 |
| services, coffee hours on Sundays, choir services, group meals, | 7 |
| a Young at Heart class that meets regularly and invites those | 8 |
| who do not attend church, the Women of Dutchtown Banquet, and | 9 |
| traveling groups that help rebuild homes that have been ruined | 10 |
| in natural disasters, all led by the church's current pastor, | 11 |
| Pastor Rick Koch; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dutchtown Church of the Brethren serves as a | 13 |
| model of piety, charity, and community involvement for the | 14 |
| people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate the congregation of the Dutchtown Church of the | 18 |
| Brethren on the occasion of the church's 150th anniversary and | 19 |
| wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the Dutchtown Church of the Brethren as a symbol |
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| of our esteem and respect.
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