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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Reverend C.R. Phillips has served as Pastor of |
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| Calvary M.B. Church in Chicago for 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Camden, Alabama, and moved in early |
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| childhood to Mobile, Alabama where he attended grammar and high |
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| school; in 1956, he moved to Chicago, where he attended Jones |
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| Commercial High School and Loop Junior College; and
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| WHEREAS, He united with Original Mount Pleasant M.B. Church |
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| in 1956; he was called to the ministry in 1960, and served as |
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| an Associate Minister at Original Mount Pleasant M.B. Church; |
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| in 1968, he completed studies at the Chicago Baptist Institute |
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| in Seminary Theology, and in 1973, he received his Bachelor of |
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| Arts in Theology; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1964, he was installed as Pastor of Calvary |
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| M.B. Church; since then, the church has experienced tremendous |
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| growth; the membership grew from 50 in 1964 to over 3,000 in |
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| 2001; in 1984, the Church celebrated its 53rd anniversary by |
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| moving to its present location at 8247 South Jeffery; and
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| WHEREAS, Calvary M.B. Church is a member of the National |
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| Baptist Convention and the New Era District; the Church is also |
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| involved in neighborhood and community activities; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips is married to Sister Carolyn A. |
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| Lindsey Phillips; they have two sons, Roger Phillips and Sgt. |
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| Roderick Lindsey, and several grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Reverend C.R. Phillips on the occasion of his 40th |
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| anniversary as Pastor of Calvary M.B. Church in Chicago and we |
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| thank him for his inspirational service to the community; and |