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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Reverend C.R. Phillips has served as Pastor of
3 Calvary M.B. Church in Chicago for 40 years; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He was born in Camden, Alabama, and moved in early
5 childhood to Mobile, Alabama where he attended grammar and high
6 school; in 1956, he moved to Chicago, where he attended Jones
7 Commercial High School and Loop Junior College; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He united with Original Mount Pleasant M.B. Church
9 in 1956; he was called to the ministry in 1960, and served as
10 an Associate Minister at Original Mount Pleasant M.B. Church;
11 in 1968, he completed studies at the Chicago Baptist Institute
12 in Seminary Theology, and in 1973, he received his Bachelor of
13 Arts in Theology; and
 
14     WHEREAS, In 1964, he was installed as Pastor of Calvary
15 M.B. Church; since then, the church has experienced tremendous
16 growth; the membership grew from 50 in 1964 to over 3,000 in
17 2001; in 1984, the Church celebrated its 53rd anniversary by
18 moving to its present location at 8247 South Jeffery; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Calvary M.B. Church is a member of the National
20 Baptist Convention and the New Era District; the Church is also
21 involved in neighborhood and community activities; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips is married to Sister Carolyn A.
23 Lindsey Phillips; they have two sons, Roger Phillips and Sgt.
24 Roderick Lindsey, and several grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
27 congratulate Reverend C.R. Phillips on the occasion of his 40th
28 anniversary as Pastor of Calvary M.B. Church in Chicago and we
29 thank him for his inspirational service to the community; and

 

 

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1 be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Reverend C.R. Phillips as an expression of our
4 admiration and esteem.