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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the Canaan A.M.W. Church in
4Maywood on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its
5founding; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On March 20, 1905, the Canaan A.M.E. Mission
7Church was organized in Oak Park under the leadership of Rev.
8Thomas Pain Devlin; the first chartered members were Brother
9and Sister Shannon; Sister Heady and Brother James Devlin;
10Brother Tom Hensely; Sister Fannie Lee; Sister Genevieve and
11Brother Winford Wilson; Sister Janie Wilson; Sister Colvin;
12Sister Mary Wilson Dobbs; and Sister Fannie Stuart; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In 1910, the A.M.E. Mission church was organized
14in Maywood under the leadership of Rev. Thomas Lovett; the
15first chartered members were Sister Elizabeth and Brother
16William Priestly; Sister Maude Priestly Stump; Sister Mary
17Sheridan; Brother A.L. Rayford; Sister Fannie D. Stuart; Sister
18Florence May and Brother Joseph Logan; and Sister Fannie Lee;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, The 2 churches consolidated their respective
21congregations in 1914 and chose the name Canaan A.M.E. Church;
22and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The first choir was organized in 1912 and the
2first parsonage was built in 1923; the sanctuary was erected in
31925; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The church expanded numerous times throughout the
5years due to significant increases in membership; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Other pastors to serve the church throughout the
7years were Rev. James Woods, Rev. W.B. Lowery, Rev. W.H.
8Thomasson, Rev. T.J. Merritt, Rev. D.H. Byrd, Rev. G.I. Holt,
9Rev. W.B. Barber, Rev. S.E. Malone, Rev. S.B. Washington, Rev.
10J.C. Brewer, Rev. Maurice Higginbothan, Rev. J.W. James, Rev.
11Granville Reed, Rev. J. Edward Foster, Rev. W.N. Reed, Rev.
12Charles I. Spivey, Rev. Fred D. Ford, Rev. Blaine Ramsey, Rev.
13Isaac Kindred, and Rev. Robert L. Bailey; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The current pastor, Rev. C. Calvin Rice, joined
15the church in time to see it through its 100th anniversary and
16into the future; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19recognize the 100th anniversary of the Canaan A.M.W. Church,
20and we wish it many more successful years; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the Canaan A.M.W. Church as an expression of our
3esteem and respect.