Full Text of HR0746 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the First United Methodist | 4 | | Church of Normal on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of | 5 | | its founding; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The church had its beginnings in the home of | 7 | | Andrew and
Nancy Mason on the night of September 5, 1865 with | 8 | | only 23 initial members; Rev. C.D. James was appointed as the | 9 | | church's first pastor; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The church's first building was dedicated on June | 11 | | 7, 1867, predating the establishment of the Town of Normal | 12 | | itself and was originally known as the
First Methodist | 13 | | Episcopal Church of Normal; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, By 1951, the size of the congregation had grown to | 15 | | the point that 2 Sunday morning services were needed; this | 16 | | showed the need for a larger building, and on December 22, | 17 | | 1957, the congregants moved into the present building; the | 18 | | congregation continued to grow, reaching the point that 3 | 19 | | services were needed each Sunday morning and a Saturday service | 20 | | beginning in December of 1991; soon construction began on an | 21 | | addition to the building, which opened on Palm Sunday in 1995; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Andrew and
Nancy Mason's home, where the church | 2 | | was founded, became a haven for retired Methodist Deaconesses | 3 | | and was overseen by
Nancy Mason for 35 years after her | 4 | | husband's death; her concern for the welfare of the old and
| 5 | | young, especially the orphaned, led to their home becoming The | 6 | | Baby Fold; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Today, the church also supports the Cunningham | 8 | | Children's Home in Urbana, Chaddock in Quincy, the United | 9 | | Methodist
Children's Home in Mt. Vernon, Home Sweet Home | 10 | | Ministries, The Salvation Army, and other
local and regional | 11 | | missions; it is an international partner in faith and service | 12 | | to schools and hospitals
in Liberia and Zimbabwe; therefore, be | 13 | | it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | recognize the First United Methodist Church of Normal on its | 17 | | 150th anniversary and we wish them many more years of success; | 18 | | and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the First United Methodist Church of Normal as an | 21 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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