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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley
4on the occasion of his 36th pastoral anniversary; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley is a native of San Bernardino,
6California and was raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; he graduated
7from Pine Bluff High School in 1978 and attended Dallas Baptist
8College in Dallas, Texas; he subsequently graduated from the
9University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff, majoring in sociology;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley was ordained in May of 1981 at
12the Eighth Avenue Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where
13he was baptized at the age of 7 and licensed at the age of 17;
14he went on to serve as pastor of the Pleasant Grove Baptist
15Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas from 1988 to 1991 and pastor of
16the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas from 1981 to
171988; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In March of 1991, Rev. Marvin Wiley became the
19second pastor in 40 years at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in
20Maywood; under his leadership, the church has experienced
21spiritual, numerical, and financial growth, including the
22construction of a Worship Service Facility and a Spiritual

 

 

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1Growth and Development Center; in March of 2012, he celebrated
2his 21st anniversary as the pastor of the Rock of Ages Baptist
3Church and his 35 years in the ministry; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley's ability to teach and preach
5has carried him across the country for leadership, stewardship,
6and evangelistic services; he served on the executive committee
7of the corporate board of directors of the Sunday School
8Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.;
9he has also served on numerous civic and community boards
10during the course of his ministry; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In recognition of his contributions to the
12communities that he serves, Rev. Marvin Wiley was recognized in
13March of 2006 by the Village of Maywood with an honorary street
14sign; he was also recognized in the 2006 inaugural edition of
15Who's Who in Black Chicago and was inducted into the Martin
16Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in
17Atlanta, Georgia on April 3, 2008; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley is the proud father of Madilyn
19Ellise' and Jarrett Ryan and the grandfather, Jarrett Ryan Jr.;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley serves as a model of hard work,
22integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of

 

 

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1Illinois; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley on the occasion of his
536th pastoral anniversary and wish him continued success and
6happiness in the future; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Rev. Marvin Wiley as a symbol of our esteem and
9respect.