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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the pastor and
4 congregation of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lena as they
5 celebrate the church sesquicentennial; and
 
6     WHEREAS, On March 14, 1857, Reverend George Donmeyer and
7 Reverend Eli Fair were missionaries who formed two separate
8 congregations in Lena; Reverend Fair led the Amity Lutheran
9 Church, an English-speaking congregation, and Reverend
10 Donmeyer led the German-speaking congregation at Immanuel
11 Lutheran Church; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The two congregations built and shared one
13 building, developing a church schedule that allowed members to
14 worship at whatever service fit their needs; in 1868 the Amity
15 congregation purchased the building and the members of Reverend
16 Donmeyer's congregation moved to a new building; and
 
17     WHEREAS, In 1966 the two churches merged to form the Good
18 Shepherd Lutheran Church, celebrating their 40th anniversary
19 of merging last year; the pastor during the merge, Reverend
20 Richard Bailey, returned to help the church celebrate the
21 anniversary; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The current pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran
2 Church is Reverend Roger Hurlbut; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate the pastor and congregation of Good Shepherd
6 Lutheran Church on this momentous occasion and wish them the
7 best in the future; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Reverend Roger Hurlbut as a symbol of our respect.