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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Calvary United
4Pentecostal Church in Clinton on the occasion of its 50th
5anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Calvary United started in a storefront on East
7Main Street as a home missions extension of the United
8Pentecostal Church in Bloomington; its first pastor was Rev.
9Jimmie Yohe; it became affiliated with the United Pentecostal
10Church International in December of 1965; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The present church property was purchased from the
12Clinton Assembly of God in the early 1970s; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Calvary United has had ten pastors, including the
14current pastor, Rev. Tom Gallion, who has been pastor for five
15years; several young men have received their call to the
16ministry while attending Calvary; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Calvary United is involved in missions worldwide,
18giving thousands of dollars annually to this cause; its motto
19is "The Whole Gospel to the Whole World by the Whole Church";
20and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Calvary United is celebrating its 50th
2anniversary on April 16-17, 2016; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5congratulate Calvary United Pentecostal Church on its 50th
6anniversary and we wish them many more successful year; and be
7it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Calvary United as an expression of our esteem and
10respect.