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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley
4on 29 years as pastor of Rock of Ages Baptist Church in
5Maywood; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Rev. Wiley is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; he
7was baptized at the age of seven; he graduated from Pine Bluff
8High School in 1978; he attended Dallas Baptist College in
9Dallas, Texas; he graduated from the University of Arkansas at
10Pine Bluff; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Rev. Wiley was ordained at the Eighth Avenue
12Baptist Church in Pine Bluff in May 1981; while in Pine Bluff,
13he served as pastor at the Pilgrim Baptist Church from 1981 to
141988 and the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church from 1988 to 1991;
15he became the pastor of Rock of Ages Baptist Church in March
161991, the church's second pastor in its 69-year history; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Rev. Wiley led the Rock of Ages Baptist Church to
18spiritual, numerical, and financial growth, including the
19construction of the church's Worship Service Facility at 1309
20Madison Street to accommodate the growth in membership; he also
21founded the nonprofit Vision of Restoration, Inc., which was
22founded to restore the broken lives of residents in Maywood and

 

 

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1surrounding communities by providing educational and economic
2development, mental and social services, and career
3development and enhancement; he was also instrumental in the
4opening of the T.H. Wade Foundation Center, a four-level,
5multi-million dollar facility that opened in November 2004 and
6offers many additional resources for worship, training,
7education, and business; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Rev. Wiley has traveled across the country to lead
9services focused on leadership, stewardship, and evangelism;
10he also served on the executive committee of the corporate
11board of directors of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the
12National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.; in addition, he has
13served on numerous civic and community boards during the course
14of his ministry; and
 
15    WHEREAS, During the course of his nearly 40-year career,
16Rev. Wiley has earned a number of accolades; he was recognized
17in the 2006 inaugural edition of Who's Who in Black Chicago, a
18publication showcasing the achievements of influential African
19American leaders in the Chicago area; most notably, he was
20inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of
21Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on April 3, 2008; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Rev. Wiley is the father of Madilyn Ellise and
23Jarrett Ryan; he is the grandfather of Jarret Ryan Jr.;

 

 

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1therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley on 29 years as pastor
5of Rock of Ages Baptist Church and wish him many more wonderful
6years; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Rev. Wiley as a symbol of our respect and esteem.