Full Text of HR0440 096th General Assembly
HR0440 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 |
| of the East Park Baptist Church in Decatur on the occasion of | 5 |
| the church's 100th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The East Park Baptist Church began as a Sunday | 7 |
| school in the late 1880s; the school was led by Mr. and Mrs. | 8 |
| J.T. Owens, who ran the school in a small building at 1653 East | 9 |
| Main Street; the school flourished, outgrowing its first | 10 |
| meeting place within the first four years; in 1891, the school | 11 |
| moved to a newly built chapel at the northern end of East | 12 |
| Prairie Avenue's 1700 block thanks to the efforts of the | 13 |
| Ladies' Aid society of First Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Baptist Church's pastors continued | 15 |
| their support of the ministry of the East Park Sunday School, | 16 |
| which led to the East Park Baptist Church's incorporation as an | 17 |
| independent church on April 18, 1909; in 1914, a basement was | 18 |
| dug out to make room for additional Sunday school rooms; and
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| WHEREAS, The East Park Baptist Church grew steadily, with | 20 |
| attendance topping 650 by 1927; the church's Sunday school | 21 |
| attendance saw its peak of 1,242 on December 20, 1931; by the | 22 |
| early 1950s, the church has built a new building for the |
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| church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1970, the East Park Baptist Church added a | 3 |
| Christian School onto its property; in 1997, the church | 4 |
| relocated to a more suitable property and a new building; and
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| WHEREAS, The East Park Baptist Church has served as a | 6 |
| beacon of faith and integrity for the citizens of the City of | 7 |
| Decatur and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate the congregation of the East Park Baptist Church | 11 |
| on the occasion of the church's 100th anniversary and wish them | 12 |
| continued success and happiness in their future endeavors; and | 13 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Ryan Banman, Senior Pastor of the East Park | 16 |
| Baptist Church, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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