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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Bethlehem Star Missionary
4Baptist Church on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of its
5founding; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bethlehem Star Missionary Baptist Church was
7first organized on March 4, 1934 in the New Hope Missionary
8Baptist Church located on Evans Avenue in Chicago; Rev. C.
9Mitchells served as moderator and the organizing council
10members were Rev. W.H. Williams and Deacon Flem Windham; and
 
11    WHEREAS, On October 22, 1964, Bethlehem Star Missionary
12Baptist Church moved into its present location on Cottage Grove
13Avenue; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Bethlehem Star Missionary
15Baptist Church grew under the leadership of Rev. W.E. Linton,
16Rev. Arthur Glenn Diggs, and Rev. Chambers Robinson; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Bethlehem Star Missionary Baptist Church is
18currently under the direction of Rev. Roosevelt Watkins, III;
19therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate Bethlehem Star Missionary Baptist Church on its
381st anniversary and wish them many more wonderful years; and
4be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Bethlehem Star Missionary Baptist Church as an
7expression of our esteem and respect.