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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate St. John's Evangelical 
4Lutheran Church of Bloomington on the occasion of its 150th 
5anniversary; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In August 1872, Swedish immigrants moved to 
7Bloomington to work in the coal mines; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, At the invitation of the Swedish immigrant 
9families, Dr. T. N. Hasselquist, a professor at Augustana 
10College, assisted in the official formation of what was then 
11called the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bloomington 
12on December 8, 1872; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, In the years that followed, the small band of 
14Christians grew alongside the impact of their ministry to the 
15Bloomington-Normal area and the world; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS,  Today, the church is known as St. John's 
17Evangelical Lutheran Church; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrates 
19its rich 150-year history as it seeks to continue blessing 
20others by living its values to worship, love, give, and grow as 
 
 
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1a community of believers; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
3HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
4we congratulate St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of 
5Bloomington  on its 150 years, and we wish the church continued 
6success; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church as an 
9expression of our esteem and respect.