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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the First Baptist Church
4of Waukegan on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of its
5founding; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The First Baptist Church of Waukegan was organized
7in 1905 in one of its member's homes on Lowe Avenue; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The First Baptist Church of Waukegan is the oldest
9African-American Baptist church on the North Shore, and is the
10mother church of 5 other churches in the area; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The First Baptist Church of Waukegan moved to an
12old small frame building in the midst of a cornfield in 1909
13with only 13 members or nine families in its congregation; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The legacy that the founders began 110 years ago
15continues with Pastor Lee Zachary Maxey carrying the torch for
16the Lord one year at a time; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19congratulate the First Baptist Church of Waukegan as it
20celebrates the 110th anniversary of its founding; and be it

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the First Baptist Church of Waukegan as an
4expression of our esteem and respect.