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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Grace Church of Mahomet is celebrating its 50th |
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| anniversary of ministry to the community; and
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| WHEREAS, Grace Church of Mahomet, formerly known as Grace |
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| Baptist Church, began in 1954 as the Grace
Bible Church and |
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| soon became affiliated with the Conservative Baptist |
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| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, After settling in property on Washington Street in |
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| 1955, the congregation acquired property at 800 West Oak |
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| Street; a gymnasium/activities center was constructed and |
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| completed in 1981 while the
congregation continued to meet at |
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| the Washington Street church; in 1986, the Washington Street
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| property was sold and the church moved its services into the |
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| gymnasium at its present location at 800 West Oak Street; the |
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| current worship center was completed in 1992 and a west wing |
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| was completed in early
1999; a new children's ministry/youth |
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| wing opened in June 2004, along with a new daughter
church, |
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| Crossroads, in the City of Monticello; and
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| WHEREAS, Beginning with just a handful of people and one |
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| pastor, Grace has blossomed into a church of over 900 regular |
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| attenders, two services, contemporary worship,
relevant and |
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| practical teaching, seven full-time ministry staff, and |
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| multi-faceted children's, student,
adult, and worship arts |
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| ministries; and
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| WHEREAS, Grace Church of Mahomet contributes to both the |
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| spiritual growth of its members and the social needs of the |
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| community; it generously makes its facilities available to a |
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| number of groups and organizations; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |