Full Text of HR1181 93rd General Assembly
HR1181 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Wheaton Bible Church, at Main Street and Franklin | 3 |
| in Wheaton, will celebrate its 75th anniversary on the weekend | 4 |
| of September 24 through 26, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1929, Wheaton Bible Church was founded as an | 6 |
| interdenominational church on the campus of Wheaton College; in | 7 |
| 1936, the 200 parishioners moved into their first church | 8 |
| building at Cross and Union Streets on the southeast corner of | 9 |
| the lot where the present sanctuary stands; over the next 20 | 10 |
| years, the church
built an additional educational building and | 11 |
| purchased additional lots; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1958, the church began construction of the | 13 |
| current sanctuary, which sits on the northeast corner of the | 14 |
| block and seats approximately 1100 people; in 1981, all | 15 |
| facilities on the main campus, with the exception of the | 16 |
| sanctuary, were razed to allow construction of a new | 17 |
| educational wing, including classrooms, a chapel, an atrium, | 18 |
| meeting rooms, and a gym; in 1987, the church purchased a | 19 |
| facility located south of the main campus which is used by | 20 |
| approximately 600 junior high, senior high and college students | 21 |
| on Sundays and throughout the week; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 2400 people from all parts of DuPage County | 23 |
| worship in four Sunday services, and the church also offers a | 24 |
| variety of worship services and educational activities for | 25 |
| children and adults; and
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| WHEREAS, The church meets the diverse needs of its members | 27 |
| and the communities it serves in many ways, including Hispanic, | 28 |
| Men's, Women's, and Singles' Ministries, Stephen Ministry, | 29 |
| support groups, Student Ministries, nurseries, Sunday School, | 30 |
| Children's Choir, Awana Club, "The Herd" and "Student Body" for | 31 |
| junior high and high school students, special events, community |
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| service, and contributions to ministries and relief efforts | 2 |
| around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Wheaton Bible Church plans to move to a new site | 4 |
| that will enable the church to expand to meet the growing needs | 5 |
| of DuPage County; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate Wheaton Bible Church on the occasion of its 75th | 9 |
| anniversary and we convey our appreciation for its invaluable | 10 |
| contributions to the diverse communities it serves; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| presented to Wheaton Bible Church with our best wishes on this | 14 |
| historic occasion.
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