Full Text of HR0490 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the City of Praise Church in | 4 | | Decatur on the occasion of its 20th anniversary; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The City of Praise Church was originally | 6 | | established as the New Millennium Faith Ministry on October | 7 | | 26, 2003; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, In March 2014, the City of Praise Church | 9 | | established GETS, a mentoring program for young girls aged 13 | 10 | | to 18, and founded Brother to Brother, a men's mentoring | 11 | | program; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The City of Praise Church has become known for | 13 | | its community service, which has included providing shelter | 14 | | for an unhoused individual from December 2017 to 2018, feeding | 15 | | 160 people within the community in February 2021, conducting | 16 | | financial and healthcare workshops in March 2014 and March | 17 | | 2021, and paying for 12 children to receive swim lessons in | 18 | | June 2021; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The City of Praise Church has a history of making | 20 | | donations to its community, including supplying 60 bicycles to | 21 | | local children in February 2018, giving away 100 gas cards in |
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| 1 | | February 2021, donating 100 turkeys in November 2022, and | 2 | | giving away 75 pairs of new shoes to children in August 2023; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The City of Praise Church has renovated its own | 5 | | property and has invested in additional property to provide | 6 | | affordable homes for the community; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The City of Praise Church is currently breaking | 8 | | ground on a new learning center; therefore, be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we recognize the City of Praise Church in Decatur on its 20th | 12 | | anniversary, and we wish the church continued success in the | 13 | | years to come; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the City of Praise Church as a symbol of our | 16 | | esteem and respect. |
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